Last Saturday, I took an improv workshop with Djibril Traoré. He said the above: “Don’t be prepared; be available,” and attributed it to Keith Johnston. Now, this specifically relates to the “yes, and” concept of improv. You cannot plan everything out because you don’t know what will come
Here’s some radical honesty for you: I had no idea who Simu Liu was when I saw his recent post on Threads about his approach to using radical honesty on LinkedIn. It turns out he’s an actor who is known for his work in Barbie, Marvel’s Shang-Chi, and Kim’s Convenience. I’ve seen Barbie and a couple episodes of Kim’s
I like being in my 50s I’m finally old enough that no one has asked me if I’m pregnant in a long time. When they did (and I wasn’t!) I would cheerily respond, “Nope, just fat!” I’m still fat and past my baby years (my “baby” is now
T Tomorrow is the day! Join HRLearns as we host Brenda Neckvatal as she helps people Understand the traits of narcissism Recognizing manipulative behavior Developing strategies for dealing with a narcissistic employee How to provide clear direction and feedback Learn to avoid enabling narcissistic behavior This will
As an employer, it’s your job to navigate your employees’ salary expectations and raise requests. But it turns out Gen Z has some wild views about salaries. In fact, a new survey highlights just how out of sync with reality many in Gen Z are. The survey, from software company Pollfish, asked 750 childless Gen Zers
Amazon’s return to office announcement is a warning sign for remote workers everywhere. CEOs want to return value to shareholders, and it may well be that bringing people to the office can help with that. Really, that’s it. That’s their goal. Sure, they may state goals like “Amazon strives to be Earth’s
On Tuesday, I flew from London to Dallas on American Airlines. According to the flight attendant, the flight is nine hours and 34 minutes. Add another hour on the ground, and it’s quite the long trip. And the pilot left the “fasten seatbelt” sign on for the entire trip. Now, I’m not a pilot, but
Yep, it’s a presidential election. While we generally don’t think of elections as job interviews, that is precisely what they are. Long, drawn out interviews with limited candidate selection. And while you might want to repost the job and get new applicants, you don’t get to do that.
I’m writing this from Terminal 3 at Heathrow, waiting for an American Airlines flight to Dallas. From there, I will catch a connecting flight to Midland so I can speak at the conference on Thursday. I’m so excited. I want to give you a sneak preview of what
Mitigating Risk with I-9 Verification Software to Prevent Fraud and Identity Theft in Hiring In today’s hiring process, mistakes can be costly. Threats like fraud and identity theft can easily happen during the hiring process if you’re not careful, potentially leading to hiring unauthorized workers and accepting invalid
