Leadership Lessons From Improv

On July 8, 2015

I just finished reading the thoroughly enjoyable Bossy Pants by Tina Fey. Tina has this one part about leadership lessons she learned from doing improv comedy and I love the openness and engagement these ideas create. Here’s what I took away– 1. Agree. Always agree with whatever your partner says. That is their perspective and where you have

Rap Music On A Violin? What I Learned About Innovation.

On June 16, 2015

Where does innovation start? Rarely, if ever, is it a lightning bolt out of the blue, Ben Franklin and the kite experiment notwithstanding. The kite thing was just one part of a long series of Franklin’s inquisitive attempts. Innovation begins with grounding in the fundamentals…and then letting what you think you know go. Recently I

On January 8, 2013

Have you ever been in one of those meetings where someone brings up an idea…and the rest of the group tears it apart like a pack of hungry crows on a piece of road kill? All too many times, you say? Here’s an idea—“Top It!” I have witnessed—and embarrassing to admit, been part of—organizations who

Leadership Lessons From Improv

Rap Music On A Violin? What I Learned About Innovation.

Ideas In Your Organization: Road Kill Or Innovation Engine? Top It!