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Title: Yes, And
Author: Kelly Leonard & Tom Yorton
Category: Public Speaking & Communication, Learning & Education, Startups & Entrepreneurship
What if two words could run a team better than any management framework? Sam and Sophie open with the question Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton set out to answer after running Second City in Chicago.
The episode walks through the core mechanics: why blocking kills a scene and a meeting, how the "and" is the engine of creation, and what a No, But culture actually costs. They cover following the follower, celebrating the bomb, object work, status transactions, and the surprising chapter on remote work, where a terse Slack message can function as a block.
If you've ever sat in a meeting listening to reply instead of understand, this one names the friction and offers a way out. The takeaway: Yes, And isn't about being nice, it's about being generous and brave at the same time.
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00:00Yes, And Is Not Agreement01:49Blocking And No, But Cultures03:32Following The Follower04:20Celebrating The Bomb05:39Object Work, Status, Remote Work06:47Takeaway: Generous And Brave
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