“Go big or go home!”Sounds great in a sneaker commercial. But for most of us, that advice does more harm than good.This week I’m giving you something a little different than my usual “brilliant insights” (i.e., ramblings…): an excerpt from my upcoming book.This section is about why small steps beat massive action – and how
When everything feels messy, most leaders reach for more tactics and more meetings. In this conversation, I sit down with Maartje van Krieken – engineer, skipper, crisis strategist, and host of The Business Emergency Room Podcast – to talk about how to triage chaos, make cleaner decisions, and realign people and processes without burning everyone
Avish’s Feedback from APWA WashingtonWhat happens when you teach improv to 400+ public works professionals?Magic. Pure magic.Last week at the American Public Works Association Washington chapter conference, I watched engineers, project managers, and department heads transform their approach to impossible situations. All with two simple words.“Yes, And.”Here’s what resonated most with these incredible public servants:The
I sat down with keynote speaker, leadership trainer, and singer-songwriter Rachel Druckenmiller to explore what it really means to live and work UNMUTED. Rachel shares how she invented roles inside a corporate job, navigated a near-career-ending pivot right before the pandemic, and eventually brought her voice – literally – onto the keynote stage. We talk
Image Credit: londondepositEvery day, millions of talented people wake up, go to work, excel at their jobs, collect their paychecks, and die a little inside.They’re successfully stuck.Maybe you’re one of them.Here’s what makes this especially dangerous: You’re not just wasting your potential. You’re modeling mediocrity for your team. You’re contributing to the 70% of employees
Image credit: AndreyPopov“I have some exciting news about our new AI implementation!”Cue the sound of a room full of sphincters simultaneously clenching.If you’ve ever watched a room full of professionals transform into statues the moment you mention “change,” you know exactly what I’m talking about. Eyes glaze over. Shoulders tense. That one person in the
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