Employers and employees continue to struggle to engage teams and drive productivity in a post-COVID hybrid, work-from-anywhere world.
Many companies are adding Chief Wellness Officers or Chief Happiness Officers in an effort to bring collaboration, connection, and joy back to the workforce. Humor-led employee engagement programming has been proven to break down silos, build psychological safety, improve retention, provide a recruiting differentiator, boost bottom lines, and more! Yet, when most people hear "think like a comedian" in a professional setting, a wave of panic sets in.
In this customized program, participants won’t be transformed into stand-up comedians or learn how to tell jokes, but rather experience an introduction to innovative leadership based on the principles of humor that have turned strategic communications firm Peppercomm and others into perennial top workplaces.
In this session, attendees will learn to:
Redefine humor as a practical leadership skill, rather than something to be afraid of.
Embrace uncertainty and innovate problem-solving with simple, repeatable thinking exercises.
Speed the path to trust, break down silos, and streamline collaboration by utilizing the basics of "Yes, and.”
Virtual Webinar
Thursday, April 6, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EST)
Chapter Members: $5
General Admission: $10
Students: Free
About our speakers
David Horning
CEO, Water Cooler Comedy
Unlike other leadership speakers and trainers, David Horning's 11 years of comedy, speaking, and corporate training experience brings an outside-of-the-box, hands-on approach unafraid of challenging leaders to disrupt the status quo.
Through his programs, David has proven to leaders that developing a sense of humor is the secret sauce for building organizations where people WANT to work, with successes including Fortune 2000 companies, DisruptHR, and over 100 SHRM chapters. His work has been featured on HR.com and LinkedIn’s Daily Wrap.
Together with strategic communications firm and top-rated workplace Peppercomm, David has developed training programs that combine a mix of stand-up and improvisation exercises to help teams build resilience, collaborate openly, and boost employee engagement. He was chosen to be part of the firm's Laughing Matters Council, a group of leaders from across the humor spectrum providing insights, expertise, and guidance on how to leverage humor in business.
David has performed at comedy clubs and in comedy festivals across the country, and is the founder of Water Cooler Comedy, which provides customized corporate comedy shows, and Secret Society Comedy, a nomad comedy club based in Northeast Ohio.
He is currently procrastinating on his first book.
Virtual Webinar
Thursday, April 6, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EST)
Chapter Members: $5
General Admission: $10
Students: Free
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