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Forgiveness is the least talked about, but most important leadership soft skill because it enables heart-centered leaders to more consistently listen, lead and live as they intend to. Without forgiveness our fear, resentment, shame and suspicion will quietly interject themselves into our daily thoughts and behavior. This slowly erodes trust, steals joy and guides us down paths of mediocrity and loneliness. The Funny Thing About Forgiveness uses applied improv, mindfulness practice and relatable human stories to teach leaders a unique, heart-centered approach to culture transformation. Reviewers continue to note that this book is a powerful tool for leadership development and culture transformation, as well as personal growth and self healing. The book provides a uniquely simple and approachable definition and plan for forgiveness - treating what was once an abstract concept as a new part of a concrete, daily self care routine. The book also offers strategies rooted in Mindful Improv Thinking(TM) for brave conversations regarding boundaries, consequences, accountability or other interpersonal follow up after forgiveness work is done. This is a book for heart-centered leaders (in any leadership role - even those leading families, movements, classrooms and churches without an official leadership title) who want to find more joy and peace in their lives and work, and who want to build world-changing cultures through intention and integrity. The book can be read be whole teams, families or faith communities to build a shared language around forgiveness, accountability and alignment within the group.

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Andrea warmly and gently guides her readers through a method and mindset that will help create and deepen their connection with others. 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 As a workplace inclusion scientist-practitioner, I'm always on the hunt for actionable tools my clients can use to foster more inclusive interactions and organizational cultures. This book equips inclusive leaders with strategies and examples about how to use improvisation to make others feel more valued, respected, seen, and heard-what inclusion is all about. Dr. Victoria Mattingly, CEO Mattingly Solutions Andrea's 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 Executive One of the teachings in The Serving Leader is that you get greatness out of people by expecting it. Andrea's book introduces mindful improv thinking as a means by which leaders can learn to genuinely expect greatness from themselves and others - especially after past failure. She shares a method for becoming authentic and consistent in your servant leadership by shifting how you forgive and confront yourself and those around you. Kenneth R. Jennings, Internationally Bestselling Author of The Serving Leader and The Greater Goal & Co-Founder of Third River Partners Irreverently funny and insightfully relevant, Andrea cuts to the heart of how readers contribute to the vicious cycle of dysfunctional communication. Her engaging, conversational style packs in punches of wisdom. By employing Andrea's 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 Human Resources, Schell Games Leadership is about good listening. More importantly, it is about making sure the speaker knows they have truly been heard. Andrea's hilarious book overflows with practical guidance helping leaders use forgiveness and improv to make this happen in surprising and powerful ways. Jim Kauffman, Ph.D., Leadership Development Consultant & Executive Coach This book is a must-read for the enlightened leader who is looking to inspire their team, lead by example and always put curiosity over judgement. Priya Amin, Serial Entrepreneur & TEDx Speaker Being an effective leader requires overcoming obstacles, and we are often quick to call out the situations and people that we believe impede our progress. Andrea's hilarious and moving book teaches us that the F-word is not just some grand gesture we bestow on those who wronged us in profound ways, but a practice we can bring to our day-to-day interactions, confronting and overcoming the beliefs that are actually holding us back. The Funny Thing About Forgiveness 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, Founder & Trustee, Awesome Pittsburgh

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Andrea Flack-Wetherald is the creator of Mindful Improv Thinking(TM), a framework for addressing brave conversations and challenging situations with skills from mindfulness practice and improvised comedy. She received a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Bluffton University. She learned Motivational Interviewing and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) while working on a smoking cessation study at the University of Pittsburgh in the Center for Research on Healthcare. She received training and performance experience as an improviser at the Steel City Improv Theater, Unplanned Comedy and Arcade Comedy Theater in Pittsburgh, PA and the People's Improv Theater in New York City. Her passion is to equip leaders to make the world a braver, kinder and safer place using Mindful Improv Thinking(TM) to engage brave conversations and solve the world's most challenging problems. The Funny Thing About Forgiveness is 3x recipient of 5 star critical review from Readers Favorite, and is being read and taught on every continent. Flack-Wetherald lives in Ohio with her husband and two amazing children. Colin A. Mochrie is a Canadian actor and comedian who is best known for his work as an improviser in the British and American versions of the TV hit series Whose Line is it Anyway. He has been honored with two Canadian Comedy Awards, a Gemini Award and a Writers Guild of Canada award. In 2013, Mochrie was honored as the Canadian Comedy Person of the Year by the Canadian Comedy Awards.

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