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Aug 2019
28m 17s

151 More Humor – Better Work - Drew Tarv...

Bob Burg
About this episode

Humor, Work, Business, Relationships, Leadership

 

Summary

 

Is humor in the workplace really that important? And if so, what if you’re just not that funny? Or is humor really about necessarily … being funny? And can it be learned? That and more on today’s show.

 

Interview with Drew Travin

 

You’ll discover:

 

  • Why humor at work isn’t just a good idea...but is actually essential.
  • Drew’s recognition that being effective was more important than being efficient. 
  • The benefits of using humor at work.
  • The #1 reason people don’t use humor at work.
  • The essence of inappropriate humor.
  • Examples of people whose leadership ability improved once they understood and implemented humor with their team.

 

3 parts of the skill of humor:

 

  1. Sense of humor: Can you experience humor?
  2. Ability to humor: Can you create humor?
  3. Agency with humor: Can you apply humor?

 

Click to Tweet

 

  • Learn from the great @drewtarvin “The Skill of Humor” and why it’s so important to a healthy and productive workplace on this episode of The Go-Giver Podcast.
  • Tweet: A sense of humor is something everyone has. The ability to humor is something anyone can learn.~ @drewtarvin on this episode of The Go-Giver Podcast.
  • Tweet: Is humor in that workplace really that important? Only if you want to be much more productive, and more profitable. Wonderful wisdom from “Humor Engineer” @drewtarvin on this episode of The Go-Giver Podcast.

 

Interview Links

 

HumorThatWorks.com

Humor That Works: The Missing Skill for Success and Happiness at Work by Andrew Tarvin

Drew’s TEDx Talk: “The Skill of Humor”

Hire Drew to Speak

Connect with Drew on Facebook

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Drew’s YouTube channel

 

Resources

 

The Go-Giver Influencers Facebook LIVE Show

Order The Go-Giver Influencer

Sell The Go-Giver Way Audio Program 

GoGiverSalesAcademy.com

The Go-Giver Leader

TheGoGiver.com

GoGiverSpeaker.com

Burg.com 

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