About this interview

Scott Christopher is an author, public speaker, actor, and consultant. In his book, The Levity Effect, Scott explores the importance of levity in all aspects of life, not the least of which is the workplace.

In this episode, Scott talks to us about the lackluster success of his various books, his humble yet humor-filled upbringing, and reading Woody Allen books when he was three (or something like that). He helps us explore the development of a good sense of humor and how that can make us more effective professionals.

 

List of skills discussed

• Cultivating a sense of humor
• Behaving consistently and authentically

 

Tip for how to improve this skill

How can I be funnier? What is my sense of humor?

1. Exposure - allow yourself to be exposed to various different types and styles of humor. Something unexpected might resonate with you or tickle your funnybone.
2. Inventory - keep track of what is funny to you. Remember, bookmark, save that genre or YouTube channel or whatever it is and keep going back to it.
3. Application - draw something up from your memory and apply it in the moment. Get out of your shell a little bit and share something you found funny with others that will hopefully also find it funny.

 

Three things to focus on:

1. Lattitude - what you allow others to get away with in your (work) environment. Let others flex their humor muscles.
2. Attitude - what you contribute to the levity mix. Your sense of humor.
3. Gratitude - less to do with humor and more to do with levity. Showing gratitude lightens things up. It builds culture, morale, performance, etc.

 

Links

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-christopher-33544b17/
• IMDB: Scott Christopher - IMDb
• The Levity Effect: Why it Pays to Lighten Up: Gostick, Adrian, Christopher, Scott: 9780470195888: Books - Amazon