Atul Sood sat down for a job interview at McDonald’s and told the interviewer the truth.No, he hadn’t sold his company. He’d shut it down. Three months earlier his marriage of 11 years had ended, he’d been hospitalized for a mental health crisis, and the team he’d spent five years building told him he couldn’t
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
Credit to VitalikRadkoCongratulations! Your CEO just discovered AI. Your CIO just discovered agile. Your CHRO just discovered mindfulness. And your team just discovered Indeed.com…(Right now you’re either laughing because it’s funny or crying because you know it’s true.)Sound familiar? Every Monday brings another “exciting transformation” that will “revolutionize how we work.” Another initiative to add to
When a government agency launched a four-day training program to help employees embrace AI, they included exactly what you would expect:Hands-on workshops with both off-the-shelf and custom AI toolsReal-world demos tailored to government needsExpert-led technical trainingAnd then they brought me in.Not to teach another AI tool. Not to show the latest prompt engineering hack.But to
A few weeks ago, I shared on LinkedIn that I’m terrible at drawing.(I even posted some of my stick figure comics to prove it. If you’re curious, you can see that post here.)Well, today I have something else to share with you: another masterpiece from my “second grade drawing level” sketch collection—but this one is
Image credit: HayDmitriyI have been speaking about change (and how leaders and organizations can embrace it) for a long time, and there are two truths I have found:Change is inevitable.Resistance is predictable.But here’s what most leaders miss:The solution may be LAUGHTER.Yes, laughter.Laughter might be the fastest way to break resistance and unlock adaptability.When I say
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