Humor: A Leader’s Guide to Connection, Safety and Trust

Humor: A Leader’s Guide to Connection, Safety and Trust

30mGeneral2024-07-08

Authors

Madecraft

Madecraft

Full-Service Learning Content Company

Kathy Klotz-Guest

Kathy Klotz-Guest

Speaker, Trainer, and Founder of Keeping it Human℠, Inc.

Course details

Humor is arguably the most underrated communication tool in the workplace. In this course, author, comedian, and global speaker Kathy Klotz-Guest discusses the importance of humor in the workplace, and how leaders can use humor to build connections and foster trust. After this course, you'll be able to define humor in the workplace, identify benefits of leveraging humor, integrate humor into your leadership style, and avoid common mistakes so you can achieve new levels of success as a leader.

Learning objectives
Identify ways to use humor at work.
Use positive humor.
Increase connections, relatability, and trust.
Discover humor frameworks.
Integrate humor with your natural leadership style.
Create a safe work environment.
Increase playfulness at work.

Skills covered

CommunicationLeadership SkillsWell-Being and Self-CareLimited SeriesProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and Management

Concepts

Introduction

  • Putting humor to work

Humor in the Workplace

  • Demystify humor at work
  • Importance of humor
  • Identify humor styles
  • Overcome your fears

Benefits of Humor

  • Build connections and relatability
  • Cultivate psychological safety
  • Increase trust
  • Engage and inspire

Integrating Humor

  • Identify humor frameworks
  • Stick to your style
  • Build a humor culture
  • Start with stories

Mistakes to Avoid

  • Leverage emotional intelligence
  • Recognize biases

Conclusion

  • Next steps