Pursue Your Persistent “Yes, Buts!”

“I should wake up two hours earlier and be really productive first thing in the morning.” “Yes, but, I don’t want to.” This was a conversation I had with myself pretty much every day for months. If you’ve read any book on productivity or motivation, nearly all of them talk about the benefits of waking […]

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Change Management Keynote Speaker: Ding Moments are Your Chance to Shine! 

​​Quick, think of a famous pilot. Got it? Chances are you either thought of Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, or Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Why Lindbergh or Earhart? Because they were the first. They broke new ground. Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly across the ocean. Amelia Earhart was the first female to fly across […]

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Disengaged Employees? Don’t Take “Yes” For an Answer!

is one of the questions I am often asked to address in my keynote presentations and business training workshops. There are many tactics, but it all starts with realizing you have disengaged employees in the first place! One simple way of checking this is to see how frequently your employees are responding to you with “yes.” Having people around […]

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Applied Improvisation: Make a Strong Offer

It’s easy to come up with a lot of ideas. What separates people and organizations who succeed from those who struggle is that the ones who succeed take bold action. In improv (and applied improvisation), we call this, “making a strong offer.” In this video, Avish explains what that means and how you can use […]

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Saying “Yes, And” vs. Focusing by Saying, “No” – Video

“Yes, And” is a powerful improv comedy principle that seems to be at odds with the productivity tip of saying “no.” It doesn’t have to be, and this video explains how… (A full transcript is below the video) Transcript Avish: No no no There is tremendous power in saying no. There is also tremendous power […]

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