Working Remotely or Not, Operate Like an Improv Team The following is adapted from Shtick to Business. With the pandemic in play, millions of workers all over the world have been suddenly ousted from their normal workplaces. When a team that usually works face to face is forced to rapidly
Constrained by Corona? What Squeaky-Clean Comedians can Teach You about Being More Creative The following is adapted from Shtick to Business. Freedom is a common war cry if you are a thirteenth-century Scottish warrior, but great comedy can be built on a lack of freedom—and as it turns out, a great
Till Quarantine Do Us Part: Save Your Marriage (and Sanity) by Acting Like a Single Person While flattening the curve through social distancing, married people may think, “Damn, this would be a tough time to be single.” Yet singles who are living a remarkable life are feeling the opposite way. Being stuck
Greetings, good people. As you may know, I am on sabbatical in Los Angeles. Well, the pandemic is making me take a sabbatical from my sabbatical. I am writing this post from Joshua Tree, and I am wishing you well. My new book, Shtick to Business, launches one week from
I am pleased to announce that (unlike toilet paper) my new book -Shtick to Business – is available for pre-order on the Amazon. What do comedians know about killing it in business? Just ask a behavioral economist (i.e., me) who teaches MBAs by day and decodes comedy by night. Dr.
The robots are coming. With that in mind, I have been incorporating communication, creativity, and charisma lessons into my marketing management course. Students are going to need those skills during the fourth industrial revolution. The Leeds School recently covered a comedy-inspired “pitch lab” that I recently hosted. Here is an
Quick post: Last chance to RSVP for Leeds Business Insights event down in Denver tomorrow night (11/17/2017). Innovative research for real-world impact Leeds Business Insights is a series of speaking and networking engagements featuring today’s groundbreaking research that shapes tomorrow’s workplace. Come engage with your fellow alumni and our world-renowned faculty
I occasionally receive emails from (real) people commenting on the benign violation theory. Sometimes the message is critical. And sometimes complimentary. I received this message from a comedian (who asked to remain anonymous). It’s a thoughtful take connecting the theory to comedy: Dear Dr. McGraw — What interests me most
Peter McGraw invites Christina Martinez and Brandon Patrick back into the Solo Studio for a new book club. They discuss Catherine Price’s book, How
Welcome to the final episode of I’M NOT JOKING. Comedian JD Lopez returns from Episode 1 to debrief and reflect on Peter’s experience building
