Episode: Why Levity?
- Release Date: July 18, 2019
- Host: Heather Walker, Ph.D.
Some lead with hope. Others lead with fear. I lead with levity. If you want your employees to care as much about your business as you do, then you should care about levity too.
Allow me to introduce myself, my research on this topic, and why I care so much about cultivating levity at work.
TIME STAMPS
[01:15] What is an organizational psychologist?
[02:04] Why I started Lead with Levity podcast
[03:30] How this all started
[05:46] Employee engagement – What gets someone to the point of disengagement?
[07:25] Digging into the concept of fun
[09:23] What is levity?
Levity is considered an uplifting and/or pleasurable dynamic between two or more individuals that lacks tension and anxiety.
[13:47] Three components of levity
- Buoyancy: an interaction that is organic in its origin and requires minimal effort.
- Amusement: a pleasurable interaction that incorporates playful exchanges.
- Edification: is an interaction that’s psychologically uplifting in that it celebrates achievements or corrects behavior in a manner that’s easily absorbed and appreciated by the recipient.
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Books Mentioned in the Episode
The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up by Adrian Gostick, Scott Christopher
