Humor is a powerful choice that can help shape everything from your team’s outlook, to their productivity, stress level, problem solving skills, and so much more.
Humor Engineer, Drew Tarvin, joins the Invincible Brand Podcast to discuss how humor can be used to effectively help solve many common workplace issues, such as a lack of employee engagement, stress management, communication issues, and more.
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About this episode
Drew’s outlook on life and the way he helps organizations use humor to solve internal issues, build a stronger culture, and increase productivity is unique and effective. It also aligns with the crisis ready philosophy and mindset, providing another piece to building brand invincibility.
During this conversation, Drew shares how a humoristic outlook and application improves communication, helps build relationships, augments problem solving skills, increases productivity, and helps to strengthen leadership. And the best part, is that it is simple to implement whether you believe yourself to be a funny person or not!
This was not only a fun and interesting conversation, but it’s so applicable and offers so many advantages. Tune in, laugh a little, learn, and then pass it on. This is one of those conversations that applies to and offers something valuable to everyone!
This episode explores:
- How to leverage humor to turn mundane tasks into amusing and productive moments.
- How to use the strategy of humor to highten meeting attendance and engagement.
- How being funny is a learnable skill… Drew even took me to do standup comedy and proved this to be true! (More on this story in the episode 😉 )
- The Don’ts of using humor in the interest of mitigating preventable risks for you and your organization.
Connect with Drew Tarvin:
- Check out Drew’s work: humorthatworks.com
- Watch Drew’s TEDx Talk that has over 2.4 million views: The Skill of Humor
- Order and read Drew’s awesome new book: Humor That Works: The Missing Skill for Success and Happiness at Work
- Follow Drew on Twitter: @drewtarvin
- Connect with Drew on LinkedIn
- Subscribe to Drew’s videos on YouTube
Author of Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World, Melissa Agnes is a leading authority on crisis preparedness, reputation management, and brand protection. Agnes is a coveted keynote speaker, commentator, and advisor to some of today’s leading organizations faced with the greatest risks. Learn more about Melissa and her work here.
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