Think About It

I have never really done much acting. I am sure that I was in an elementary school play or two and I appeared in a small part in an adult musical (no, I didn’t sing), but going to the movies is about as much theater as I have done. However, I was watching a show lately where they were discussing the secret to becoming good at improvisation in acting and they said that it is all about saying “Yes”. Improv is keeping the flow going by building on something that someone has already said or done. It is about starting where the discussion is and moving forward. Since that is about all I know about this topic, I will stop there and shift gears toward another topic, leadership. You see, often leadership is also about saying “yes” and moving forward. It goes without saying that there are going to be times when leaders have to stop something before it crashes, but good leaders are the ones who help people move forward by affirming their development and helping them to grow. Sure, leaders