Second City Works presents "Getting to Yes, And"

Kelly talks to Stanford Professor Andrea Small about her new book, “Navigating Ambiguity: Creating Opportunities in a World of Unknowns.” “The unknown is where creativity and ambiguity live.”  “Your greatest ideas might emerge when you have to improvise within a theme.”   “No single tactic works all the time, and a tactic that works well now might be kryptonite later. […]

Kelly crosses the Atlantic, talking to France-based couple Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr about their new book “The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unkown.” “For better or worse, human beings are wired to fear uncertainty.”  “We live by stories.”  “We can’t activate ideas we don’t care about.” 

Kelly reconnects with Doctor Deborah Gilboa (Dr. G), a go-to expert on raising and educating respectful, responsible, resilient young people. She has a new book “From Stressed to Resilient: The Guide to Handle More and Feel Less.” Also, Deb used to work for Kelly at The Second City as a stage manager before she went to […]

Kelly speaks to Brian Elliott, Executive Leader at Future Forum and SVP at Slack, about this new book:  “How The Future Works: Leading Flexible Team to do the Best Work of Their Lives.”  “Digital-first is the backbone of flexible work.”  “Shared space is for teamwork first.”   “Always lead with why.”