Webinar
(Link will be emailed the day before the event)
Stand Up And Lead: How Thinking Like A Comedian Creates Standout Cultures
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, strengthen resilience, improve retention, provide a recruiting differentiator, boost bottom lines, and more!
In this customized program, participants won’t be transformed into stand-up comedians, but rather experience an introduction to innovative leadership based on the principles of humor that have turned marketing and communications agency Peppercomm and others into perennial top workplaces.
And here’s the punchline: you don’t even have to be funny to do it!
In This Session, Attendees Will Learn To
1. Unlearn and redefine humor as a practical leadership skill, rather than something to be afraid of.
2. Enhance perceptions, improve problem-solving, and deepen connection by defaulting to curiosity as a response to uncertainty and conflict.
3. Embrace disruption and reframe challenges with simple, repeatable thinking exercises.
4. Build upon obvious associations and challenge initial perceptions to drive creativity and innovation.
5. Utilize the basics of "Yes, and" to speed the path to trust, break down silos, and streamline collaboration.
Survey Link
https://forms.gle/JKzbuXssSjLQXxvcA
Speaker Bio for David Horning
Unlike other leadership speakers and consultants, David Horning's 10 years of comedy, speaking, and corporate training experience brings an outside-of-the-box, hands-on approach that is unafraid of asking the challenging questions that help leaders disrupt the status quo.
We could all use a laugh, so David has worked tirelessly to teach leaders that developing a sense of humor is the secret sauce for building organizations where people WANT to work. His successes include KPMG, ShurTape, Dolce Hotels, and SHRM, to name a few.
Together with marketing and communications agency (and perennial top-rated workplace) Peppercomm, David has helped develop "Stand Up And Lead," an outside-of-the-box training program for outside-of-the-box times that combines a mix of stand-up and improvisation exercises to help leaders get comfortable with change, collaborate openly, and boost engagement and productivity. 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 currently procrastinating on his first book: 100 Things You Can't Laugh At And Why They're Funny.
This program is valid for 1 PDC for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.”
Mid Cities HR Association is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
This program is pending approval for 1 recertification credit through HRCI.
All online reservations are due by close of business on the Tuesday before the meeting. Online registration will be closed at that time.
Cancellations & Payments:
We regret that we must charge members and guests the cost of the event when cancellations are not received at least 48 hours prior to the event day. Also, all payments must be made before or by the time of attendance. By submitting your registration, you agree to these conditions. We appreciate your understanding and support.
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