Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Leadership Myth #5 - "You Have to Be Serious to Do Serious Work"
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Leadership Myth #5 - "You Have to Be Serious to Do Serious Work"
"Work" and "play" are generally considered opposites. But what if embracing playfulness could actually make you more productive at work?
On this episode, we welcome thought leader and friend Kelsey Kates, an expert on the neuroscience of how we work best. By day she's the Global Head of Live Learning at Google, but by night she's on a mission to create more delight and impact from how we show up. We'll debunk the myth "you have to be serious to do serious work" and understand how a little playfulness goes a long way in cultivating psychological safety, inclusion and belonging, and creativity in the workplace.
Kelsey Kates is a marketer turned analyst and now in the corporate learning and development space with a ton of passion for re-imagining great learning and education. As a lifelong learner, she just completed her Exec Leadership Certificate in neuroscience for business from MIT. She believes deeply in changing the world through more impactful and delightful learning experiences that transform how we show up.
Shani Harmon is the Founder and CEO of Stop Meeting Like This, a professional services firm guided by the belief that work can be both joyful and productive. Her team works side-by-side with optimistic, forward-thinking leaders to unlock the capacity of their organizations through better collaboration. As CEO, Shani's job is to inspire corporate leaders to reimagine how work gets done and then partner with them to realize that aspiration. For the past 20 years, Shani has consulted with Fortune 500 companies across the globe, helping them transform meetings, work practices, and collaboration while eradicating wasteful and mindless activity.
View all episodes
By Shani Harmon"Work" and "play" are generally considered opposites. But what if embracing playfulness could actually make you more productive at work?
On this episode, we welcome thought leader and friend Kelsey Kates, an expert on the neuroscience of how we work best. By day she's the Global Head of Live Learning at Google, but by night she's on a mission to create more delight and impact from how we show up. We'll debunk the myth "you have to be serious to do serious work" and understand how a little playfulness goes a long way in cultivating psychological safety, inclusion and belonging, and creativity in the workplace.
Kelsey Kates is a marketer turned analyst and now in the corporate learning and development space with a ton of passion for re-imagining great learning and education. As a lifelong learner, she just completed her Exec Leadership Certificate in neuroscience for business from MIT. She believes deeply in changing the world through more impactful and delightful learning experiences that transform how we show up.
Shani Harmon is the Founder and CEO of Stop Meeting Like This, a professional services firm guided by the belief that work can be both joyful and productive. Her team works side-by-side with optimistic, forward-thinking leaders to unlock the capacity of their organizations through better collaboration. As CEO, Shani's job is to inspire corporate leaders to reimagine how work gets done and then partner with them to realize that aspiration. For the past 20 years, Shani has consulted with Fortune 500 companies across the globe, helping them transform meetings, work practices, and collaboration while eradicating wasteful and mindless activity.