In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Candace “Candy” Campbell – nurse, actor, filmmaker, and international speaker – to talk about improv, healthcare, and what it really takes to communicate courageously in high-stakes environments.Candy’s journey is wild and inspiring. She started with a degree in acting and was headed for New York… until a
Image credit: Xalanx“Can you make the improv exercises industry-specific?”I get this request from learning and development (L&D) professionals. My answer is always no.And they look at me like I’m wasting their time, like I suggested replacing their quarterly reviews with interpretive dance. Though now that I think about it…But I’m not being stubborn. I’m protecting
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
Image credit: Freigeist67“How can we do that?”Five words. Two completely different meanings. One choice that determines whether your organization thrives or dies.After 20+ years as the World’s Only Motivational Improviser (Yes, I made that up. No, no one has ever contested it…yet.) teaching thousands of leaders how improv principles can transform organizations, I’ve discovered this
Image credit: robbin0919@gmail.com“My people are stuck in their ways. They resist every change we try to implement.”I hear this from every type of leader rolling out change; from CEOs modernizing operations to IT directors implementing new systems to association heads navigating industry disruption.They all say it with the same mix of frustration and resignation. Like
In this conversation with change-management expert April Callis-Birchmeier (CCMP™, PMP®, CSP®), we unpack her R.E.A.D.Y. framework from her READY, Set, Change! Book and framework and translate it into practical moves you can make this quarter. We cover how to turn corporate buzzwords into relevant, relatable stories, why one accountable executive sponsor changes everything, what “just
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