Laughter will transform your company with Rob Feld

Welcome to the DesuckifyWork podcast. The show where we cut through the BS and find ways to make work more fun, more human and less ridiculous. All of which makes your business more profitable, by the way. Today’s episode is a part of the ProHuman Series, in partnership with the ProHuman Foundation, where Rob is an advisor.

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Laughter is like creatine for your productivity muscles. And yet most of our workplaces are sterile, saccharine and stupefying.

Or, as my guest Rob Feld says on this week’s podcast episode, “they’re not human environments.” Rob is a filmmaker whose latest project Jesters and Fools brings humor to the often-touchy topic of political polarization. It’s freakin’ fantastic.

And Rob’s right about our workplaces—too many are simply not human. How can we possibly laugh in a such an environment? How can we connect to the truths that lead to interesting new things? How can we see our co-workers as fellow juicy meat bags filled with fascinating points of view?

The truth is, too often, we don’t. We don’t see each other as people, but as obstacles to getting what we want. We steamroll our thoughts through the system instead of coming back to the one human thing that has brought us together since the first caveman drew a stick figure rabbi and priest walking into a bar.

Laughter. It’s not just medicine. It’s crack for collaboration. And corporate profits. Yet for some reason, we’ve decided we don’t want that.

I do. Rob does. What about you?

00:00 The Power of Laughter in the Workplace
02:18 Introduction to Rob Feld and His Work
03:44 The Juggling Act of Filmmaking
07:59 The Blessing and Curse of Passion
10:29 Navigating Work Challenges
12:31 The Delusion of Pursuing Film
14:42 Exploring Gestures and Fools
15:08 Understanding Political Polarization
22:39 The Role of Comedy in Conversations
29:26 The Need for In-Person Interactions
32:23 The Wisdom of Comedians
36:28 The Humor Deficit in Workplaces
41:41 Humanity in Corporate Environments
46:11 The Shift Towards Freelance and Gig Work
49:14 The Role of Pro Human Foundations
52:45 Navigating Extremes in Social Discourse
58:41 Finding Common Ground in Work Environments
01:04:19 Creating a Desuccafied Work World

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