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Written for Freedom-Seeking HumansThis book will help you shape culture in whatever context you lead... but it will also help you restore the relationships that matter to you in any context.
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Forgiveness is the least talked about and most desperately needed soft skill in leadership. Now more than ever, as we aspire to build cultures of true belonging, we need leaders who are free from the distractions of resentment, shame and mistrust. Unprocessed pain causes good leaders to step out of alignment, rob themselves of joy and diminish the potential success of their team in hundreds of accidental and unconscious ways.
This is a book about reckoning with our stories so we can be the people we mean to be consistently. It provides a tactical strategy for navigating forgiveness using the surprising playbook found in improvised comedy and mindfulness practice. The deeper I go into the work of mindful improv, the more I am convinced of all it can do for leaders, parents, pastors and heart-centered humans aspiring to make a positive impact in the world. This book is just the beginning! |
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BOOK INTERVIEWS
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LIVING IN THE SILVER LINING PODCAST
60 mins. Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia interviewed me on her podcast about forgiveness, Mindful Improv Thinking™ and my book. Listen to our conversation here! |
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6 mins. My 8-year-old daughter asks very sweet, very thoughtful, occasionally fart-filled questions about my book. An excellent glimpse into the tone and spirit of this book. |
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ADVANCED PRAISE
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"Andrea's hilarious and moving book has not only provided me with inspiration and techniques to get out of my own way, but also to be a better "scene partner" to the people in my life."
- Mike Capsambelis, Product Management Lead, Google; Founder & Trustee, Awesome Pittsburgh "Her stories and examples reflect all facets of life and will inspire you to be the bravest and most generous version of yourself."
- Chris Arnold, Chief Operating Officer, Fred Rogers Productions |
"This hilarious and inspiring take on workplace culture has the power to reshape our views on forgiveness and confrontation. A must-read for leaders who seek to connect more deeply with their team."
- Luke Bennecker, Product Management Leader "This book equips inclusive leaders to make others feel more valued, respected, seen and heard -- what inclusion is all about."
- Dr. Victoria Mattingly, CEO, Mattingly Solutions |
"Andrea's engaging, conversational style packs in punches of wisdom. By employing the methods in The Funny Thing About Forgiveness, readers can more fully embrace heart-centered leadership to their own benefit and the benefit of their colleagues."
- Lauren Reed, Senior Director of HR, Schell Games "Andrea's hilarious book overflows with practical guidance helping leaders use forgiveness and improv in surprising and powerful ways."
- Jim Kauffman, Ph.D., Leadership Development Consultant & Executive Coach |
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The Funny Thing About Forgiveness: What every leader needs to know about improv, culture and the world’s least favorite F word was written purposefully to be a book-gift that people would want to read.
It's a leadership book overflowing with energy, personality, wisdom and humor. Offering practical guidelines for connecting deeply, building, maintaining and restoring trust through conflict, and being the person you mean to be more consistently, this book is sure to become a treasured gift or training resource for your leaders, employees or event attendees. |
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READER REVIEWS
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"Community leaders, teachers, political leaders, CEOs, parents, and every single human will benefit immensely from the insights in Andrea Flack-Wetherald's groundbreaking motivational book about leadership and forgiveness. Prepare for an elaborate experience with chapter summaries, charts, exercises, and lessons learned by the author onstage as an improv actor and offstage in her everyday life—including seriously embarrassing ones. The jovial, straightforward, and open approach that Andrea Flack-Wetherald employs made me feel right at home and also got me laughing in shock. Enough said. Just read it!"
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This humble book is making its way around the world, and is being read by leaders on every inhabited continent. The next generation of leaders are taking hold of these ideals - Mindful Improv Thinking™ is currently being taught to business students and rising leaders at universities in the US and Australia.
Join the Mindful Improv Thinking™ movement! Train your leaders to embrace confrontation, accountability, inclusivity and belonging by getting to the source. Executing well on those critical components of culture requires forgiveness work, and Mindful Improv Thinking™ provides the roadmap. Read the book together, and bring the transformational power of Mindful Improv Thinking™ to your group! |
Andrea Flack-Wetherald owns and operates Improvising the Office, LLC © Improvising the Office, LLC 2022 |
