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Let's talk about a serious issue... Less serious does not mean less professional. Being less serious. THE false narrative many buy into, "Less serious means less professional." "I won't be taken SERIOUSLY." I DISAGREE. LOOK. I get it. I led global communications and marketing teams in tech for 15 years. And I am also an improviser and stand-up comedian. I trained executives on how to talk to media, respond [...]
Friday the 29th is National Fun at Work Day! Some people think play is frivolous. It isn't. And it's time to change the narrative on play. Play is good for our mental well-being, happiness and for #innovation in #marketing, #products, across the company and your life. It's how you play and whether teams feel #Psychologicalsafety while doing it that matters. Leaders play. They encourage it in others. They take what they do seriously and [...]
Experiments fuel innovation, employee development and organizational knowledge. Why Now? It's a great time to create a culture of experimentation precisely because of what's happening today. People want to bring their creativity to work. And it's an innovation imperative. If we're not nurturing employees' creativity, we're compromising their development and missing out on potentially transformational insights that move creative leadership efforts, products and revenues forward. Employees Want to [...]
And not in that order. Improvisation has changed my world. It's changed everything in 20 years for me. It’s not just about honing your funny bone (and it will, Virginia, I promise!); the true lessons of improvisation are about so much more than being funny. In fact, improvisation makes us better marketers because it makes us better people. (note: this is an update of an older post I wrote and [...]
We fall into ruts all the time. We use the same ways to get out of those ruts. That itself keeps us from seeing things in new ways. So if you want more creative content ideas, here are 6 rules to break now. Don't buy into a template mentality for your content. Your brand's path is different. My interview with Content Marketing Institute. Want More Creative Ideas? Here [...]
Business Storytelling Truth in a World of Fake News I was on a podcast recently with friends and colleagues to promote our StoryCo Conf in LA on Oct 25th (note: still FREE tickets available here at storyconference.info). storyconference.info Over the weekend, someone wanted to argue with the idea that the truth is an important - maybe even the most important part - of business storytelling. Now, we didn't get to [...]
Interactive Storytelling Lessons from Silent Film Era Physical Comedy Interactive storytelling is not an option today. If you are not doing it, you will be left behind. Harold Lloyd’s silent comedy was story *crack* to my 9-year-old brain. Here was a silent film era comedy stuntman who relied solely on visual comedy and object work to tell these funny and very human stories. I couldn't get enough of it. I [...]
A Coloring Page for Tech Dudes That Support Women International Womens Day For international womens day (IWD) 2018, I created the official "International Womens Day Tech Parody" Coloring Page. Or image, really. Still...Woot Woot! Now, tech bros that support women can get on the coloring. Color all five shapes based on support you have given women in your world, and you're a rockstar! Be sure to check out [...]
(My first version of this post appeared in PureMatter blog). I am an unabashed humor and improv nerd. And I mean visibly nerdy from space. At 8, the very first presentation I gave to a class that I remember was on Harold Lloyd, Hollywood’s silent film-era comedy stuntman. Oh, and I dressed the part, too. Source: Gratisography.com I’ve managed teams in marketing and I’ve been performing comedy [...]
Business Satire on Medium Business Satire on Medium - Kathy Klotz-Guest (image: Kai Oberhauser Unsplash.com) I love writing on the blog and other places including on Medium, especially love to write satire. You can follow me there and here on my blog. So here are a few snippets of my business satire on Medium. Enjoy! Business Satire on Medium **************************************************************************** 6 “Selfless” Excuses to Use at [...]
