Stop starting your change initiative with skills training. That’s not why your change initiative is struggling.The Improv Audition Lesson Nobody ExpectsOver the years I have seen hundreds of people audition for improv comedy groups. And often the person with no experience would CRUSH the audition while the experienced veteran would be kinda…mehWhy?Because Mindset Comes Before
I stood in front of an audience last Friday and asked, “what percentage of the US workforce is disengaged?”People called out numbers: 50%. 63%. 75%. One person said 90%!The answer? According to Gallup’s most recent survey, 69% of the US workforce is disengaged.First, that’s a crazy big number. Second, that is not that far from what
Image credit: IqonceptI’m delivering a keynote this week where I talk about a small but incredibly powerful distinction.The difference between understanding change and accepting it.I’ll be honest with you: I understood COVID perfectly. I knew in-person events were gone. I knew organizations were scrambling. I knew (intellectually) that every company on the planet was being
Image credit: xavigm99Two weeks into my book launch, I had 9 signups.I was looking for over 200.In professional terms, that is what we call a “WTF!? moment.”I want to be honest about what happened next, because it’s not a heroic story. There was no dramatic moment where I rolled up my sleeves and got to
I spent 14 years meaning to write this book. Here’s what finally made me do it (and what it’s actually about).My first “Yes And” book came out in 2012.I always planned to write a follow-up. A deeper one. One with more tactical meat on the bones, not just mindset and inspiration. Something a leader could
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