Kelly talks to Russ Laraway, whose impressive career led him from the Marine Corps to Wharton to Google and Twitter. They discuss his new book: “When They Win, You Win: Being a Great Manager is Simpler Than You Think.” “Almost no one applies for a job called leader.”  “Dysfunctional management at the senior level spreads like […]

Kelly connects with speaker and author D.J. Vanas to discuss his new book “The Warrior Within: Own Your Power to Serve, Fight, Protect and Heal.” “In our tribal communities, the warrior role was a spiritual endeavor as much as anything else.”   “Warriors didn’t just show up one day on a field of battle and expect victory. They […]

Kelly welcomes back performance expert Steve Magness to the podcast to talk about his new book “Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness.”  “Toughness is about making the pull for closure amid uncertainty work with you, not against you.” “Feelings are messengers that nudge.” “If we listen, our […]

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.” 

Kelly talks to Melissa Daimler, the Chief Learning Officer for Udemy who has also worked for Adobe, Twitter and WeWork. She has a new book: “ReCulturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success.” “Culture is active. It is something we do.”  “Listening is an overlooked management tool.”  “View challenges as […]

Kelly welcomes Eric Barker back to the podcast to talk about his new book:  “Plays Well With Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong.”  “The solution is simple: more stories.”  “No one thinks they’re the problem, and that’s the problem.”  “We have a tendency to pay attention to the wrong signals.” 

Kelly is lucky enough to sit down with legendary sitcom director James Burrows to reflect on his work – from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” to “Cheers” to “Friends” – and to talk about his new memoir, “Directed by James Burrows.” “I agonize over the laughter” “On my shows, we’re in the boat together.”  “Coming from […]