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On What’s Your Work Fit we ask a viewer’s question: why is my workplace so freakin’ serious?
This week, “neurohumorist” Karyn Buxman and stand-up comedian David Horning answer this and other questions.
Why is my workplace so freakin’ serious? According to Karyn, [people] are afraid of “stepping on something.” They don’t like taking chances.
In this episode, we ask Karyn and David:
- Why is the workplace so freakin’ serious?
- What is forced fun and why is it destructive to people and workplace?
- What is one easy starting point for leaders to infuse humor in the workplace?
- What’s your work fit?
David believes that “humor is like a math problem; there has to be a solution to it,” Further, he says humor is “creative problem solving driven by curiosity.”
About our guests:
“Neurohumorist” Karyn Buxman is the leading expert on brain-based strategic humor. Karyn helps people achieve true success, lasting significance, and genuine happiness through humor. She lives and works in San Diego, California.
David Horning is by night a stand-up comedian and the co-founder of Secret Society Comedy. But during daylight hours, David helps companies to recruit, engage, and retain top talent by reframing their cultures through the effective use of humor. He lives and works in the very funny community of Cleveland, Ohio.
This episode originated as a live show on October 25, 2022. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.
EPISODE DATE: October 28, 2022
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