{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/2fec86c4-2f6a-5de0-abd4-1301a5d509fc/6655b192fca2190012d3ce6c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Humor is ESSENTIAL: How to keep it light!","description":"<p>Episode #300 // <em>“If you can look on the light side of any crisis, remain positive and optimistic, and crack a joke or two, you'll be in a much better place to deal with whatever comes your way.”</em></p><p><br></p><p>Looking back on 300 episodes of <em>No Bullsh!t Leadership</em>, I’m incredibly proud of the body of knowledge that Em and I have created to help leaders all over the world to become better.</p><p><br></p><p>I’m also humbled that each of you tune in, week after week, putting in the hard yards to improve your leadership capability and confidence…using the tools and strategies to improve the way you lead.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The impact you’re having on the world by leveraging our content is incalculable.</p><p><br></p><p>I thought pretty carefully about what topic I would choose to mark this milestone, and decided it was time to revisit an important piece of the leadership puzzle, which is often overlooked.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>About 3 years ago, I released<a href=\"http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode145\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Ep.145: Humor is Underrated</a>. In today’s episode, I upgrade that assessment… I think that, these days, humor has become <em>essential</em>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Even in the last 3 years, our collective senses of humor seem to have been further stifled, and we’re in imminent danger of completely losing the value of humor in the workplace.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Today, I give you <em>five compelling reasons</em> why you need to fight to keep the arrow of humor in your own leadership quiver! The culture and performance of your team depend on it more than you could imagine!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Source Material:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>No Bullsh!t Leadership </em>podcast<em>:</em></strong></p><p>\t<a href=\"http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode145\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep.145: Humor is Underrated</a></p><p>\t<a href=\"http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode197\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep.197: Why Can't We Be Friends?</a></p><p>\t<a href=\"http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode257\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep.257: Your Leadership User Manual</a></p><p>\t<a href=\"http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode229\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep.229: Confidence, Arrogance, and Self-Doubt</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>McKinsey article:</em></strong></p><p>\t<a href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/laugh-more-lead-better\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Laugh More, Lead Better</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Amazon book links:</em></strong></p><p>\t<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com.au/Humor-Code-Global-Search-Things/dp/1451665415\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Humor Code</a></p><p>\t<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Pipeline-Build-Powered-Company/dp/0470894563\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Leadership Pipeline</a></p><p><br></p><p>————————</p><p><br></p><p>FREE QUIZ: I’ve developed a 3-question quiz that’ll give you a&nbsp;free personalized podcast playlist tailored to where you are right now in your leadership career!</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/quiz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to take the 30-second quiz now to get your on-the-go playlist</a></p><p><br></p><p>————————</p><p><br></p><p>You can connect with me at:</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor</a></p><p><br></p><p>Linkedin: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/</a></p><p><br></p><p>————————</p><p><br></p><p>Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Martin G Moore"}