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Humour For Leaders

To build psychological safety, employee engagement, persuasive communication & client relationships and leadership effectiveness

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"The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter". – Mark Twain

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Humour Is No Joke

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Relatable guides

"We've been in your shoes; we've (successfully) practised what we preach"

Fun sessions

"Our sessions are themselves fun, team-bonding experiences"

Immersive learning

We don’t teach; you learn… through enjoyable exercises and role-plays

Jestifications

(not paid actors… we couldn't afford it)

★★★★★

"Brilliant insights"

Thank you Paddy Rangappa and Rahul Phondke for your brilliant insights from the "Humor for Leaders" workshop! Highly recommend this to anyone looking to seriously add humor to their leadership toolbox! 😃

Aalok AgrawalSenior Vice-President & General Manager
★★★★★

"Unique topic"

One of the most unique topics, but something close to my heart and mind always. Thank you Rahul Phondke and Paddy Rangappa, you were brilliant.

Tarun NalluDirector Key Accounts (APAC) at Coursera | Ex-Entrepreneur
★★★★★

"No jargon, just inspiration"

His communication is not diluted with jargon or buzz words and you always end up smarter (and more inspired) after talking to him. Paddy is also a talented and inspirational keynote speaker - his speaking engagements connect with the audience, effectively deliver messages and he adds just the right amount of humor and levity to any topic he presents. I'd highly recommend Paddy for any speaking engagements!

Andrea LeeGlobal Marketing Leader
★★★★★

"Wonderful storytelling"

Paddy truly understands the importance of finding powerful insights that fuel big creative ideas. He understands how fragile ideas are, how to nurture them and inspire people to reach high for them. Paddy is an ideas person, he's walked the talk and been an integral part of teams that have developed breakthrough work. He has a real gift for communication making the most complicated subjects interesting and engaging due to his wonderful storytelling skills. I will always remember attending a big conference where the guest speaker failed to turn up at the 12th hour. Paddy fearlessly and confidently stepped in and had the whole audience captivated and waiting on his every word.

Mark BlearsBrand Director
★★★★★

"Speaks our truth"

Paddy is known to be an engaging speaker. He is observant and insightful and can strip away the corporate jargon to reveal what's real and important about consumers and companies. And with his years of experience and exposure to corporations, his words speak the truth we often resist to admit to ourselves.

Margot TorresManaging Director at McDonald's Philippines
★★★★★

"A dose of Paddy is a real treat"

He communicates in a simple and humorous tone that leaves a deep impact on the audience and encourages them to embrace new ways of thinking. His stints across multiple organizations and cultures equip him with a vast set of experiences that he draws into to communicate effectively. Working with Paddy and listening to him is always a treat and I'd unhesitatingly recommend a dose of Paddy to anyone looking for new ways of motivating themselves and their teams.

Sumeet VohraPresident APAC at McCormick
★★★★★

"ROFL stuff"

His tongue perpetually in cheek, he brings wit and situational humor in a droll and charming manner. As my daughters would pithily comment "ROFL stuff"

Vikram SakhujaMadison Media & OOH at Madison World
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Psychological Safety

The fear of speaking up has cost billions of dollars and hundreds of life A culture of humour makes it easy for employees to speak up, offer ideas, try and fail fast

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Employee Engagement

$10 billion - the global cost of disengagement (Gallup): that’s 9% of global GDP Humour drives employee engagement, makes them contribute more and enjoy work

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Persuasive Communication & Building Client Relationships

$1.2 trillion/year - the cost of poor communication in the US alone (Harris Poll) Humour helps in negotiation, persuading others and in building trust and rapport with clients

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Leadership Effectiveness

82% of managers are poor at doing their job (Gallup) Humour helps leaders connect with their people and be more effective; the best leaders use humour regularly

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