Now THAT is an impossible goal!When change overwhelms your team, the instinct is to do less.But what if that’s exactly backwards?When change hits, most of us default to the same response: we shrink. We simplify. We lower expectations and tell ourselves, “Let’s just get through this.”That reaction makes sense (and believe me, I have that
When leaders talk about resistance to change, it’s usually framed as a logic issue.”They don’t understand why this is good.””They’re stuck in their ways.””They’re just being difficult.”But after 30 years of doing improv comedy and working with organizations on change, I can tell you: that’s rarely what’s actually happening.Most reactions to change have very little
Credit to gustavofrazaoWhen leaders talk about AI right now, the tone is usually optimistic. Excited, even.They’re the ones leading it, after all.But underneath that optimism? Something else. A concern that their people aren’t getting on board as quickly – or as enthusiastically – as they’d hoped.You can hear it in the language:“I 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 our people
In this episode, I sit down with Alvin Law – an international Hall-of-Fame keynote speaker, Emmy Award winner, and award-winning musician who was born without arms and built a remarkable life by refusing to let other people’s labels define him.Alvin and I talk about what it really means to step into your greatness when your
Image credit: alphaspirit“Where did you train?”The woman at the National Speakers Association meeting looked at me expectantly.“I taught myself,” I said.Her face scrunched up. “No, I mean where did you learn improv?”“That’s what I’m saying. I read books and figured it out.”She looked at me like I’d just admitted to performing surgery after watching YouTube
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