Happy New Year! Though already 2021 has been filled with all sorts of unexpected happenings, some of which are easily not classified as “happy”, 2021 has been a highly anticipated year. …

If there’s any year that we’ve needed to improvise our Thanksgiving, 2020 sure is the year. Whether you’re celebrating with loved ones virtually or in person, or not at all, there are ways to bring some connection and fun into our unique Thanksgiving plans. …

You may be familiar with the Five Stages of Grief, but are you familiar with the Four Stages of Finding the Funny? These Four Stages are especially important when paired with the Five Stages of Grief, and help us turn those painful situations we grief from into joyful memories that…

We all have beliefs. These beliefs often run in the background, influencing our thoughts and our actions. Sometimes we know of our beliefs. These are conscious beliefs, or beliefs we are aware of. We can have intellectual knowledge about our beliefs and embodiment of those beliefs. Or we can have…

Commonly leaders and companies are caught off guard when I say that I help leaders and teams using improv comedy. Since I started bringing the worlds of startups and improv comedy together a decade ago I’d hear “why improv?” and “that’s a really niche thing to do.” Yes, and I…

Inspired by the recent #TogetherInBusiness chat on LinkedIn, which included discussions around building resiliency during times of crisis, I wrote this two-part piece about resiliency to share a bit about how leaders can improve resiliency, using the techniques we use at Improve to help leaders improve adaptability, awareness, communication, creativity…

Lately, while listening and sharing, I’ve experienced and observed confusion and conflicting views around apologies. I have been the recipient of several apologies. I have apologized to others. I received calls from friends confused about whether and how to apologize. I’ve read several articles about public figures apologizing (or not…

As many of us have, I’ve been thinking a lot about a lot of things. We are in a visibly rapidly changing environment and a time that is putting our improvisational skills to the test. It’s so important that we take care of ourselves and others. …

Last week I shared 6 Ways to Improve How You Solve Problems and number six was “Find the Funny”. The subsequent questions I get is “where do I find the funny?” and “how do I find the funny?” …