Second City Works presents "Getting to Yes, And"

Kelly talks improvisation and play with Clay Drinko, whose new book is called Play Your Way Sane: 120 Improv Inspired Exercises To Help You Calm Down, Stop Spiraling And Embrace Uncertainty.

Kelly speaks to best selling author Katherine May about her new book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times.

Kelly connects with Dr. Devon Price to discuss their new book Laziness Does Not Exist, which focuses on the many ways that the term “lazy” is used to oppress our most disadvantaged communities.

Kelly sits down with Yale professor Marissa King to talk about her book, Social Chemistry: Decoding The Patterns of Human Connection.

Kelly talks with Shellye Archambeau, high tech’s first female African American CEO about her new book Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms. 

My friends who teach at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Naomi Bagdonas and Jennifer Aaker, are launching their book, Humor, Seriously.  It’s about how to use humor as a secret weapon in business and life. If you order two or more hardcover copies before Feb 7th, the authors will match your purchase in book donations to a nonprofit […]

Kelly talks to FranklinCovey‘s chief thought leader on inclusion and bias about her new book and how we are all subject to our own biases.

Kelly has a provocative conversation with author Juan Enriquez about the ethical dilemmas in technology. 

Kelly rings in the new year with best selling author and creativity coach Dr. Eric Maisel to discuss his book, The Power of Daily Practice.

Kelly connects with Martha Jones to talk about her new book Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All.

Kelly talks to former IDEO executive Fred Dust about his terrific new book, Making Conversation.

Kelly talks to Singapore-based INSEAD professor Sameer Hasija about his new book  “The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like Your Business Is On Fire!”

Kelly connects with Tech superstar Maëlle Gavet to discuss her new book, Trampled By Unicorns: Big Tech’s Empathy Problem And How To Fix It.

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with professor Carl Bergstrom about his new book Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World.

Kelly connects with noted author and activist Parker Palmer to talk about living a whole and purposeful life.

Kelly reconnects with Harvard professor Laura Huang to talk about her new book which offers the science behind seeing all obstacles as gifts.

Kelly breaks digital bread with bestselling author Rob Bell to talk about his new book Everything is Spiritual: Who We Are and What We’re Doing Here.

Kelly connects with the writer and academic, Fredrik deBoer, about his new book: The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice. 

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with Sanford Greenberg, whose memoir of becoming blind in his junior year of college is a story of determination, love and grit.

Kelly connects with film and television director Ken Kwapis (“The Office,” “The Bernie Mac Show”) about his new book, But What I Really Want To Do Is Direct.

Kelly has a powerful conversation with civil rights activist, award-winning filmmaker, lawyer, and faith leader Valarie Kaur. TRIGGER WARNING: this discussion includes discussion of racial slurs and sexual violence.

Kelly connects with Casper Ter Kuile to talk about his new book, The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities Into Soulful Practices.

Kelly interviews Harvard professor of business ethics Joseph Badaracco about his new book Step Back: How To Bring The Art Of Reflection Into Your Busy Life.

Kelly talks to Wharton School management professor Mauro Guillén about his new book,  2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide And Reshape The Future Of Everything.

Kelly talks all things Agile with Bain & Company‘s Darrell Rigby whose new book is called Doing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos.

Kelly has a spirited conversation with Harvard professor Frances Frei about her new book co-written with Anne Morriss,  Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You.  

Kelly connects with University of Colorado Boulder professor Peter McGraw to talk about his new book, Shtick to Business:  What the Masters of Comedy Can Teach You About Breaking Rules, Being Fearless, and Building a Serious Career.

Kelly connects with Jacqueline Novogratz, the CEO of Acumen – a global community changing the way the world tackles poverty about her new book: Manifesto For A Moral Revolution.

Kelly connects with Radio Flyer Chief Wagon Officer, Robert Pasin, to talk about his family’s iconic Chicago-based company. 

Kelly chats with longtime NPR host John Moe about his new book based on his award winning podcast The Hilarious World of Depression.

Kelly welcomes back Scott Barry Kaufman to the podcast to talk about his new book, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization.

Kelly talks to prize winning professor Irshad Manji about her new book: Don’t Label Me: How To Do Diversity Without Inflaming The Culture Wars.

Kelly connects with Beth Newell, co-founder and editor of the satirical woman’s magazine “Reductress.” They discuss her new book,  “There’s No Manual: Honest and Gory Wisdom About Having A Baby.”   

Kelly has an intriguing conversation with Vikram Mansharamani who contends that we outsource too much of our thinking to experts in his new book: Think For Yourself.

Kelly connects with Val Lantz-Gefroh who is the first Artistic Director for the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine in Texas. She uses improvisational techniques to train physicians. 

Kelly talks to New York Times Bestselling authors Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton about their new book, “Leading with Gratitude: 8 Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results.” 

Kelly talks with Brittany Packnett, an activist who has worked with Teach for America and served on Barack Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

Kelly converses with Rob Chesnut of Airbnb about his new book, “Intentional Integrity,” that looks at how an ethical culture is vital for businesses that want to succeed.

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with scholar and author Jamil Zaki about his new book The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World.

In a pre-quarantine interview, Kelly talks to professor Alyssa Westring about her new book that looks at the link between business leadership and parental leadership.

Kelly talks to Stefan Thomke, a leading authority on the management of innovation at the Harvard Business School about his new book, Experimentation Works.

Kelly talks to legendary leader Joel Peterson about the importance of trust, transparency and culture to leading through crisis and calm.

Kelly connects with positive psychologist Dr. Maria Sirois about how individuals can better cope during these times of physical distancing and shelter in place. 

Kelly welcomes Amherst College professor Catherine Sanderson back to the podcast to talk about her new book, which is highly relevant for the times we’re living in.

Kelly connects with Michelle King, Netflix’s Director of Inclusion about her new book,  The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers that are Holding Women Back at Work.

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with former Twitter and YouTube executive Bruce Daisley about his new book, Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeeast: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job.

Kelly connects with Kim Scott to talk about the latest collaboration between Second City Works and Radical Candor: a digital learning series called “Improvising Radical Candor.” 

Coming live from The Second City, Kelly talks to academics Caty Borum Chattoo and Lauren Feldman about their new book, which looks at how comedy is becoming a crucial component in social justice movements all over the world.

Kelly links up with serial entrepreneur and co-founder of “Square” Jim McKelvey to talk about his new book “The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time.”

Kelly sits down with longtime Chicago Waldorf teacher Carol Triggiano to explore how the Waldorf curriculum is focused on the whole, developing child and their plans for a new outdoor space named after Kelly’s daughter Nora.

Kelly has an important and provocative conversation with professor Jennifer Freyd about finding institutional courage in the aftermath of trauma.

Kelly talks to Allison Holzer, the Chief Innovation Officer of InspireCorps about the new book she has co-authored, Dare to Inspire: Sustain the Fire of Inspiration in Work and Life.

Kelly connects with Rishad Tobaccowala, Chief Growth Officer for Publicis Group about his new book “Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data.”

Kelly keeps the questions going with longtime Gallup executive Tom Rath whose new book focuses on the importance of contributions over passions.

Kelly gets some free therapy from Dr. Kathleen Smith who talks about her book Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, And Finally Calm Down.

Kelly talks to Dr. Wayne Baker who teaches in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan about his new book All You Have To Do Is Ask: How To Master The Important Skill for Success.

Kelly gleans insights from Professor BJ Fogg on the science of changing habits.

Kelly talks with Professor Sarah Rose Cavanagh about her surprisingly hopeful book that breaks down the science of tribalism.

Kelly talks to CEO and Professor Stephen Martin about the new book he co-wrote with Joseph Marks, Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t and Why.

Kelly rings in the new year with Dana Schwartz, the writer behind @GuyInYourMFA to talk about her new book that satirizes a bounty of white, male writers.

Kelly connects with marketing executive and business strategist Joseph Burke about his new book The Anatomy of Yes.

Kelly gets insights from Columbia Business Professor Rita McGrath about the coming changes in tech, education and the way we lead our businesses.

Kelly sits down with Lindy West, the author of Shrill, to talk about her new book The Witches Are Coming.

Kelly somehow gets Obama’s former Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, to talk to him about his new book and what life is like at the DOD.

Kelly sits down with Stanford University professor Dr. Jo Boaler about her new book, “Limitless Mind,” which cites the evidence that our brains are highly adaptable and open to great change.

Kelly gets a history lesson from Dan Carlin, the popular host of the podcast “Hardcore History” whose new book explores the many ways we misunderstand history.

Kelly connects with scholar’s Tehama Lopez Buyasi and Candis Watts Smith about their new book Stay Woke, which looks at the pressing issue of racial inequality in America – from housing to schools to healthcare.

Kelly talks to award-winning journalist Alicia Menendez about her new book The Likeability Trap.

Kelly connects with New York Times bestselling author Meghan Daum about her new book The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through The New Culture Wars.

Kelly sits down with Dr. Melanie Katzman whose new book, “Connect First,” provides smart and practical ways to ignite success, meaning and joy at work.

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits about his new book The Meritocracy Trap: How America’s Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite.

Kelly connects with Rami Nashashibi, 2017 MacArthur Genius Grant Fellow, 2018 Opus Prize Laureate and the Executive Director of Chicago’s Inner-City Muslim Action Network.

Kelly has an insightful exchange with Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Her book is called Fight Like A Mother.

Kelly connects with human capital entrepreneur Caroline Stokes about her new book, Elephants before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies to Save Your Company.

Kelly talks to branding and Allen Adamson, co-founder of Metaforce and NYU Stern adjunct professor, about his latest book, Shift Ahead: How The Best Companies Stay Relevant In A Fast-Changing World. 

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with professor George Lipsitz who has co-written a new book with Barbara Tomlinson called Insubordinate Spaces: Improvisation and Accompaniment for Social Justice.

Kelly has a candid conversation with business executive Steve Farber whose new book argues that loving your employees and loving your companies is the key to business success.

Kelly talks to professor Richard Boyatzis whose work in emotional intelligence provides the grounding for what he calls ‘compassionate coaching’ to get people to change for the better.

Kelly connects with Kim Scott, whose theories on Radical Candor come from years of working in Silicon Valley, as a faculty member of Apple U as well as her stint as a senior policy advisor to the FCC and starting a diamond cutting factory in Moscow.

Kelly connects with co-founder and CEO of The Grommet, Jules Pieri, on her new book, How We Make Stuff Now, which unlocks key insights on turning ideas into products to build a successful business.

Kelly talks to author and columnist of The New Yorker Ken Auletta about Frenemies within the changing landscape of marketing and advertising.  [audio  http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3666842/Getting_to_Yes_And_Ken_Auletta_-_Frenemies__2019-08-05-222442.64kmono.mp3]

Kelly talks to best selling author and thought leader Marcus Buckingham about his new book that deconstructs the lies that underpin so much of our daily working lives.

Kelly talks to Doctors Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli about their new book Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes A Difference.

Kelly has an inspired conversation with John Brandt whose career in business and journalism has given him a unique perspective on both nincompoops and, more importantly, Nincompoopery.

Kelly talks to CEO and author Devora Zack whose new book offers some tips and hacks for introverts who need and want to be more effective networkers.

Kelly connects with Harvard professor about his new book which provides evidence-based insights on the complexity of leadership when you need it most.

Kelly talks to Gary Pisano about his new book Creative Construction that looks at the DNA of sustained innovation.

Kelly connects with musician and author Stephen Nachmanovitch whose new book, The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of Life, explores the way we all improvise through our day to day lives.

Kelly reconnects with editor and author Scott Stossel in a live recording at The Second City Training Center during their wellness week program. Scott wrote the best selling book My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread and the Search for Peace of Mind that details his personal lifelong battle with anxiety disorders.

Kelly has an inspiring conversation with renowned Booth School of Business professor Linda Ginzel about her new workbook Choosing Leadership.

Kelly talks to Hal Gregersen, Executive Director of the MIT Leadership Center about his new book Questions are the Answer.

Kelly talks to economist Allison Schrager about her new book, An Economist Walks Into A Brothel, which looks like at the science and behavior around risk.

Kelly connects with the co-founder of Syntegrity, David Benjamin, about his new book, Cracking Complexity: The Breakthrough Formula for Solving Just About Anything Fast.

Kelly talks to clinical psychologist Dr. Sonia Banks who has co-authored the new book  “Silent Agreements: How to Free Your Relationships of Unspoken Expectations.”

Kelly connects with Rich Karlgaard, the publisher of Forbes Magazine whose new book is called Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement. 

Kelly talks to Bill Wooditch, CEO of risk management company The Wooditch Group. His new book, Fail More, speaks to the need for individuals to embrace their mistakes as a way to grow and thrive.

Kelly talks to Jill Abramson, the former Executive Editor of The New York Times about her new book, Merchants of Truth. Jill chronicles the media landscape from 2007 today.

Kelly talks to Nicholas Pearce – who teaches business at Northwestern and serves as an associate pastor on Chicago’s South Side – about his new book The Purpose Path.