Humor: A Leader’s Guide to Connection, Safety and Trust
30mGeneral2024-07-08
Authors
Madecraft
Full-Service Learning Content Company
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.
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
0. Introduction
- 01 - Putting humor to work
1. Humor in the Workplace
- 02 - Demystify humor at work
- 03 - Importance of humor
- 04 - Identify humor styles
- 05 - Overcome your fears
2. Benefits of Humor
- 06 - Build connections and relatability
- 07 - Cultivate psychological safety
- 08 - Increase trust
- 09 - Engage and inspire
3. Integrating Humor
- 10 - Identify humor frameworks
- 11 - Stick to your style
- 12 - Build a humor culture
- 13 - Start with stories
4. Mistakes to Avoid
- 14 - Leverage emotional intelligence
- 15 - Recognize biases
Conclusion
- 16 - Next steps