I recently joined my friend and fellow speaker Penny Zenker on her Time to Reset podcast for a conversation about change, leadership, improv, and the power of a “Yes, And” mindset.One of the big ideas we explored is something I’ve been speaking about a lot lately:The biggest obstacle to change isn’t resistance. It’s apathy.When someone

The Real Enemy of Change Isn’t Resistance…It’s Apathy

I recently had the opportunity to join Jodi Grinwald and guest co-host Fred Wasiak on the Today is the Day Changemakers podcast.And somewhere along the way, I admitted to having an unusual goal:This year, I’m trying to be more bored, awkward, and rejected.Not exactly the usual recipe for success.But here’s why.I teach this stuff, but

Bored, Awkward, and Rejected

Image credit: AnatolyMYou spend a year building something. You have no idea if it’s any good. Then you put it out into the world and wait.That’s what writing my book felt like. Not one big moment of doubt, but rather a long, quiet stretch of it, spread across a year of dumping content onto notepads

Writing Into the Void (and Learning That It Worked)

I spent years believing that if nobody was complaining, everything was fine. I was wrong, and this thirty second clip is where I first said why, before I even knew I was describing my own business.The clip on this page is from a keynote I gave before I’d written my book or built out the

No News Is Not Good News

Artificial intelligence is transforming every industry—but how do we make sure we don’t automate away the very thing that makes organizations successful: human judgment?In this episode, I welcome back keynote speaker, employee retention expert, and author Lisa Ryan to discuss her new book, Smart Plant: Aligning AI, Automation, and People. Although the book is written

Say “Yes, And!” to Human Judgment in the Age of AI with Lisa Ryan

You know that moment, right?Where one more setback, one more rejection, hearing one more “yes, but” is enough to make you finally want to throw your hands up and say, “okay, enough! I QUIT!”I certainly have over the last 30 years. Some as recently as a year ago.When that happens, there are a few things I

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