144. Finding the Funny: How Humor Shapes Leadership Dynamics

In our previous episode with Julianna Newland we talked about the importance of humor in leadership and I was reminded of our 2nd podcast episode with my sister-in-law, Andrea Canny, and neurohumorist, Karyn Buxman, where we also explored humor in leadership. Here are some of the topics we covered in Ep 2: The science of laughter and what happens in the brain Humor Theory Benefits of humor in enhancing approachability, trust, health and wellbeing. Humor used as a tool or weapon Promoting good leadership with humor Appropriate use of humor when there are power differentials involved Generational differences in humor perception Ep 2, Is Leadership Funny? Mentioned in this Episode: Laughter Website: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/laughter.htm   Dancing Parrot to ‘Billie Jean” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYOS5KvlXN8&t=24s   Die Hard movie clip   LinkedIn laughter articles   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: [email protected] (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/