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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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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My TEDx Talk: Why the World Needs Improv

I recently presented at TEDx Boca Raton on “Why the World Needs Improv!” It was a great event, and this 15-minute talk is a nice encapsulation of my “Ding Happens!” message. You can watch the whole talk here: Are you willing to help spread the message? Click here to see how and to get sample tweets, posts, […]

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Increasing Innovation by Busting Your Comfort Zone (Guest Post by Ken Okel)

If you have seen me speak, you know my simple definition of innovation:  “Doing something new, or doing something old in a  new way.” In order to do something new or something old in a new way, you have to get out of your comfort zone. Staying in your comfort zone is the opposite of […]

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Innovation: Your “I Can’ts” Can Become Your Biggest Competitive Advantage

What can’t you do? As a Motivational Improviser, I like to be positive, and one of my main messages is to focus on the things you can control and do. Right now, however, I’d like to focus on the other side: all the things you feel you, your team, or your organization just can’t do. […]

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