Better Leadership Through Humor, with Chris Duffy

Dave Stachowiak· Host0:00

It sometimes seems like someone with a good sense of humor does everything just a bit better. Perhaps leadership is no different, but it's not about landing jokes. In this conversation, why everyday humor is all about paying attention and generosity. This is Coaching for Leaders, episode 787. [upbeat music] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. [upbeat music] Greetings to you from Orange County, California. This is Coaching for Leaders, and I'm your host, Dave Stachowiak. Leaders are born, they're made, and this weekly show helps leaders thrive at key inflection points. You know, one of the things that I think so many of us enjoy is humor. We love to laugh. We love to make others laugh, and yet it's not something we often think about in the context of leadership, but maybe we should. And in fact, [laughs] today's guest has really inspired me to be thinking about humor in a way that brings joy, purpose, connection into our work, and also by the way, helps us maybe to lead just a bit better too. I'm so pleased today to welcome Chris Duffy to the show. He's an award-winning podcaster, comedian, and television writer. He hosts the podcast How to Be a Better Human, and you can find his comedic TED Talk, How to Find Laughter Anywhere, online. He is the author of Humor Me: How Laughing