You Can't Laugh At Work 17 Ft. Lindsey Groepper Of BLASTmedia

As president of Indiana-based perennial top workplace BLASTmedia, Lindsey Groepper's emphasis on storytelling has set the tone for a culture filled with people who enjoy their work and the people they do it with.

Storytelling in comedy is obvious, but it’s an often overlooked aspect of leadership.

What stories are you telling yourself as a leader? What stories are you communicating with your team?

ARE you communicating with your team?

On the inverse: what stories are your employees telling themselves about their work? Your leadership?

On this episode, Lindsey and I talk about the qualities that great leaders and great comedians share, proving that you CAN laugh at work.

We chat about:

-Using creativity through storytelling.

-Teaching creativity by reducing employees’ fear and being genuinely curious.

-The north star of creating a place of work where people enjoy the work they do and the people they do it with, and using transparency and trust to build that togetherness.

-Balancing managing the business while keeping it people-over-profit.

-Creativity as figuring out how to pivot and present ideas in new ways.

-Overcoming creativity roadblocks.

-Knowing when and when not to trust people for feedback.

-When high performers are no longer a cultural fit.

-Building a culture where people matter.

-And more!

Find out more about BLASTmedia: blastmedia.com

Follow them on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blastmedia/

And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BLASTmedia

Listen to Lindsey's podcast, SaaS Half Full: https://saashalffull.com

About The Podcast:

You Can't Laugh At That is a podcast launched by comedians David Horning and Steve Mers to prove that anything can be funny in a world that often takes itself too seriously. David and Steve are obsessed with the art and science of comedy and why we laugh, so this podcast was started to prove that when approached with the right intent, perspective, and delivery, you CAN laugh at that.

You Can't Laugh At Work was started as part of David's mission to prove that having a sense of humor is not only nice to have, it's crucial, so he invites leaders of top workplaces to share their stories of disruption, failure, and thinking outside the box to prove that with the right culture, you CAN laugh at work.

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