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    The Levity Effect: Why it Pays to Lighten Up

    By Adrian Gostick and Scott Christopher

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    The Levity Effect uses serious science to reveal the remarkable power of humor and fun in business. Science proves it?fun is good for business! Based on ten years of extensive research, the authors argue against business tradition to reveal the powerful bottom-line benefits of leading with levity. With interviews, exercises, and case studies, the book reveals how humor in the workplace will help you communicate messages, build camaraderie, and encourage creativity for a better workplace and bigger profits.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateMar 31, 2008
    ISBN9780470332276
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    The Levity Effect: Why it Pays to Lighten Up
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    Adrian Gostick

    Adrian Gostick is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Best Team Wins, The Carrot Principle, and All In, which are sold in more than fifty countries around the world. He is a founder of the global training firm The Culture Works, with a focus in culture, teamwork, and employee motivation. Learn more at TheCultureWorks.com or CarrotGuys.com.

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    • 4/5
      This was the unabridged audio book, read by one of the authors (Gostick).A good general overview of how lightening up at work can pay dividends. Nicely paced and lightly delivered. There are not a lot of new concepts in this book and even some of the ideas for creating levity are a little stale. I guess good levity never gets old.The authors contrasted the techniques used by different companies that were voted "the best to work for". I found this quite informative, and was quite shocked to learn that people enjoy working at more companies than just Google.I valued this book simply because it got me thinking about my workplace and how I can take ownership for making the environment more positive. Now that I have thought about it,I can conscientiously shut myself into my cubicle and wait for blessed retirement to overtake me.