Second City Works presents "Getting to Yes, And"

Kelly sits down with Robert Wolcott, adjunct professor of innovation at the Booth School of Business and adjunct professor of executive education at the Kellogg School of Management and Kaihan Krippendorff CEO of Outthinker Networks to talk about their new book: “Proximity: How Coming Breakthroughs in Just-in-Time Transform Business, Society and Daily Life.”  https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5913527/Robert_Wolcott_and_Kaihan_Krippendorff__2024-08-20-151327.64kmono.mp3 “People want what they want, where and when they want it. Those who can give it to them are more likely to win.”  “The robots are coming.”  “The customer as king is a tired metaphor. It’s also increasingly accurate.” 

Kelly talks to Emmy award-winning former broadcaster Jessica Chen who is now the CEO of Soulcast Media and the author of “Smart Not Loud: How To Get Noticed At Work For All The Right Reasons.”  https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5678642/Jessica_Chen_2024-08-13-030642.64kmono.mp3 “Growing up, I was never taught the importance of making myself visible.”  “Filler words sabotage our message.”  “Acknowledging isn’t agreeing, it’s just showing we’re listening.”

Kelly catches up with Stephanie Harrison, former leaning executive with Thrive. Her company, The New Happy, has revolutionized the way that people understand and pursue happiness. Her new book is called “New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That’s Got It Wrong.”  https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5551028/Stephanie_Harrison_2024-08-06-032028.64kmono.mp3 “Old Happy has put us all on autopilot.”  “There is no ‘me’ without ‘we.’”  “Humanity is the only type of gift that is required for happiness.”  Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” Scott Barry Kaufman – ‘Rise Above and the Victim Mindset’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Raffi Grinberg – ‘How to Be a Grownup’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Abby Davisson – ‘Money and Love’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Wes Adams & Tamara Myles – ‘Meaningful Work’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Jenny Wood – ‘Wild Courage’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more

Kelly explores the history of play and games with Kelly Clancy, a neuroscientist and physicist who has held research positions at MIT, University of California – Berkley, University College London and the AI company DeepMind. She has a new book, it’s called “Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World.”   https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5417639/kelly_clancy__2024-07-30-025239.64kmono.mp3 “Play is practice for the unexpected.”  “Intelligent choices don’t fall into a single fixed ordering; they depend on context.”  “Game theory posits humans as a fixed bundle of preferences, when they are, in fact, learning systems.”  Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” Scott Barry Kaufman – ‘Rise Above and the Victim Mindset’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Raffi Grinberg – ‘How to Be a Grownup’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Abby Davisson – ‘Money and Love’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Wes Adams & Tamara Myles – ‘Meaningful Work’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Jenny Wood – ‘Wild Courage’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more

Kelly connects with Matt Beane, University of California professor, to discuss his new book: “The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines.”  https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5362825/Matt_Beane_2024-07-23-032825.64kmono.mp3 “If it’s going to flourish, the future of skill needs the very technologies we’re concerned about.”  “We learn best when we get healthy challenge: too much, and we burn out. Too little and we stagnate.”  “Fixing a problem takes seeing it clearly.” Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” Scott Barry Kaufman – ‘Rise Above and the Victim Mindset’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Raffi Grinberg – ‘How to Be a Grownup’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Abby Davisson – ‘Money and Love’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Wes Adams & Tamara Myles – ‘Meaningful Work’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Jenny Wood – ‘Wild Courage’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more

Kelly welcomes Jo Boaler back to the podcast. Jo is the Nomellini & Olivier Professor of Education at Stanford University. She is the author of nineteen books and numerous research articles. Her latest book is called “Math-Ish: Finding Creativity, Diversity, and Meaning in Mathematics.”  https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5305657/Jo_Boaler_2024-07-16-131857.64kmono.mp3 “Mathematics can be a secret weapon.”  “People with a growth mindset view mistakes as opportunities to learn.”  “If you are walking on the edge of change, you will probably get arrows fired at you.”  Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” Scott Barry Kaufman – ‘Rise Above and the Victim Mindset’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Raffi Grinberg – ‘How to Be a Grownup’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Abby Davisson – ‘Money and Love’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Wes Adams & Tamara Myles – ‘Meaningful Work’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Jenny Wood – ‘Wild Courage’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more

Kelly connects with Jessica Calarco, a Sociologist and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. to discuss her latest book “Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Social Safety Net. “ https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5280252/Jessica_Calarco_2024-07-08-225452.64kmono.mp3 “Care flows through networks, and we all exist in networks of care.”  “Learned helplessness manifests inequality.”  “The problem, of course, is that when women prove they can hold it together, we thank them by giving them more to hold.”  Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” Scott Barry Kaufman – ‘Rise Above and the Victim Mindset’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Raffi Grinberg – ‘How to Be a Grownup’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Abby Davisson – ‘Money and Love’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Wes Adams & Tamara Myles – ‘Meaningful Work’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Jenny Wood – ‘Wild Courage’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more

Harvard Professor Todd Rogers, co-author of 'Writing for Busy Readers,' discusses enhancing communication by using fewer words and avoiding all-caps text. They explore the challenges of managing communication overload and the importance of engaging writing. The podcast also touches on creating comedy content, understanding audience feedback, and embracing a 'Yes, And' mentality in social interactions.

Kelly welcomes back Yale professor Emma Seppala to the podcast to discuss her new book: “Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty and Chaos.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5232335/Emma_Seppala_2024-06-24-011635.64kmono.mp3 “Regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, or social status, at our core we’re the same: sovereign.”  “Many of us have a toxic relationship with ourselves.”  “It takes courage to allow yourself to be seen for who you are.”  Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” Scott Barry Kaufman – ‘Rise Above and the Victim Mindset’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Raffi Grinberg – ‘How to Be a Grownup’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Abby Davisson – ‘Money and Love’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Wes Adams & Tamara Myles – ‘Meaningful Work’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Jenny Wood – ‘Wild Courage’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more

Kelly welcomes back fan-favorite Kim Scott to the podcast to discuss how she decided to reframe and significantly rewrite her book “Just Work” to turn it into “Radical Respect.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5139854/Kim_Scott_2024-06-18-025154.64kmono.mp3 “Collaboration is essential to any great human accomplishment.”  “Words matter. You are not the word dictator.”  “Self-righteous shaming is an act of vengeance, not repair.”  Recent Posts Second City Works presents “Getting to Yes, And” Scott Barry Kaufman – ‘Rise Above and the Victim Mindset’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Raffi Grinberg – ‘How to Be a Grownup’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Abby Davisson – ‘Money and Love’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Wes Adams & Tamara Myles – ‘Meaningful Work’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Getting to Yes, And… | Jenny Wood – ‘Wild Courage’ .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more