White Plains, NY – I had the honor of heading to Dannon this past week to talk about humor in the workplace. During the 90-minute session, we covered the value of humor in the workplace, how to get started, and held a Q&A session for the attendees.
I could tell upon arriving at the site that humor was already part of the Dannon culture (pun intended), but our focus was just on how much more it could be leveraged. Thanks to all of the attendees and keep on humoring.
UPDATE: I heard back from the planner and the attendees rated the training as 8.1 out of 10. Thanks guys!
Check out our humor keynote page for more on leveraging humor in the workplace.
Cincinnati, OH – For the second straight year, I’ve worked with emerging leaders as part of the Asian Pacific Americans group at a Fortune 25 Company. This year we had two activities, one for team-building and the other for skill-building.
The first was a storytelling session around a camp fire. It was a casual event where we talked about the value of storytelling and some basic ideas to keep in mind, and then just shared stories to learn more about each other.
The second activity the next morning was on motivating leadership. We followed the HTW standard format of Theory -> Practice -> Application and by the end had the participants practicing leadership skills in work specific scenarios.
UPDATE: I received a message from one of the planners with feedback on the event:
- 100% of attendees rated the session Excellent (5 out of 5).
- It was the highest rated event of the entire week.
- There were a few great verbatims: “This was the best day of all.” “Awesome!” “We’ve already recommended you for next year’s session.”
Thanks go to all of the awesome participants. To see if this would work for your group, check out our
corporate humor programs to find out more.
Cincinnati, OH – In the first event of many this week, I spoke at Basco Shower Enclosures, a small-business in Ohio, on the topic of humor in the workplace. In the 60-minute keynote, we covered the value of humor in the workplace and how to get started.
Apparently they really enjoyed the talk as they want me to come back in two weeks for their sales meeting. I, of course, am happy to return as it really is a great group of people to work with.
To find out what they learned, check out more information on our humor keynote.
Columbus, OH – I once again returned to The Ohio State University, this time to give Relationship Training to the incoming Resident Advisors for the year. We talked about relationships in theory (presentation), in practice (through interactive exercises) and in application (through roleplay).
Overall, the event was a blast and the training was well-received. I hope to have a recap video of the event up soon (the video is now up: Resident Advisor Relationship Training).
To learn more, check out our Relationship Programs.
