Avish’s Feedback from APWA WashingtonWhat happens when you teach improv to 400+ public works professionals?Magic. Pure magic.Last week at the American Public Works Association Washington chapter conference, I watched engineers, project managers, and department heads transform their approach to impossible situations. All with two simple words.“Yes, And.”Here’s what resonated most with these incredible public servants:The
Image credit: AndreyPopovEvery Monday at 3 PM, I died a little inside.Not because I hated Mondays. But because that’s when 30 of us would file into a conference room at Chase Manhattan for our weekly, two-hour “status meeting.”Two-hour status meeting.Every.Single.Monday.The format was simple: Go around the table. Each team gives a 5-minute update. Everyone stays
I sat down with keynote speaker, leadership trainer, and singer-songwriter Rachel Druckenmiller to explore what it really means to live and work UNMUTED. Rachel shares how she invented roles inside a corporate job, navigated a near-career-ending pivot right before the pandemic, and eventually brought her voice – literally – onto the keynote stage. We talk
Image Credit: londondepositEvery day, millions of talented people wake up, go to work, excel at their jobs, collect their paychecks, and die a little inside.They’re successfully stuck.Maybe you’re one of them.Here’s what makes this especially dangerous: You’re not just wasting your potential. You’re modeling mediocrity for your team. You’re contributing to the 70% of employees
In this episode, I sit down with Scott Cooksey, CSP, founder of Leadout Performance Group, to talk about building teams that can adapt and win, especially when the plan meets reality.Scott explains why most “one-and-done” trainings fail, how to diagnose the real problem behind symptoms like conflict, and how leaders can modernize their playbook for
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