BSP 126: Humor That Works by Andrew Tarvin

Andrew Tarvin, author of Humor That Works: The Missing Skill for
Success and Happiness at Work, talks about how people need to learn
how to incorporate humor into their professional lives in order to
be more productive and achieve better results. Tarvin wanted to
write a book that was actionable, that people could read and
immediately start implementing humor into their workplace. He says
that people “learn skills to be effective at our jobs, but never
learn the skills to actually enjoy our jobs.” The most important
thing Tarvin feels is understanding your humor M.A.P. – Medium,
Audience and Purpose. Tarvin stresses that in the workplace it’s
less about being a comedian, it’s about being effective. Humor
enhances positivity and, with 83 percent of Americans feeling
stressed out at work, the book is about how to use humor to execute
faster, communicate better and connect – or lead – further. After
all, “It’s less about doing what you love than loving what you do.”
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