Leading through Emotional (EQ) and Humor (HQ) Intelligence: The Art of Higher Power Humor ™
  • CODE : MGOR-0024
  • Duration : 60 Minutes
  • Level : All Levels
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Mark Gorkin, MSW, LICSW, "The Stress Doc"™, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, is an acclaimed keynote speaker, webinar presenter, and "Motivational Psychohumorist” known for his Get FIT – FUN-Interactive-Thought-provoking – programs for both government agencies and major corporations. In conjunction with Legal Estrin Staffing and Ijona Skills Academy, the Doc has led Stress Resilience/COVID-19 Webinars and an HR/Legal/Manager Support Groups and continues to lead Stress and Team Resilience, Anger/Conflict Management, Diversity/Inclusion, and Team Building programs. Mark is also a part-time Psychotherapist for the Washington, DC mental health clinic, Inner City Family Services. He has been a Stress/ Critical Incident Consultant for the Nepali Community and government agencies in the BWI area. He has run numerous Stress Resilience and Team Building Leadership Retreats for the US Army. Mark is definitely battle-tested as a former Stress and Violence Prevention Consultant for the US Postal Service. The Doc is the author of Practice Safe Stress, The Four Faces of Anger, and Preserving Human Touch in a Hi-Tech World. See his award-winning, USA Today Online "HotSite" – www.stressdoc.com – called a "workplace resource" by National Public Radio (NPR).


Increasingly, the best leaders are recognizing that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is critical for communicating and engaging with employees.  However, in today’s TNT – Time-Numbers-Technology – Driven and Distracted World, to truly connect and inspire, leaders also need to tap into a novel intelligence source – Humor Intelligence (HQ). And when combined with Emotional Intelligence, you have discovered The Stress Doc’s Higher Power Humor. HPH: 1) captures and sustains people’s attention, 2) helps employees feel safe to give honest feedback, 3) builds an environment of trust, 4) projects leaders as role models for authenticity, exploring, and risk-taking, and 5) motivates all towards creative collaboration and “out of the box” problem-solving. In fact, in his research on Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman found that more effective managers employ humor three times more often than less effective counterparts.

Let acclaimed speaker and webinar presenter, Mark Gorkin, the Stress Doc ™, one-of-a-kind Motivational Psychohumorist, facilitate your EQ to HQ upgrade. Don’t miss his "Get FIT" -FUN-Interactive-Thought-provoking – Webinar or Workshop. With the Doc’s Higher Power Humor, “lighten up yet get real” toolkit, you’ll inspire individuals, teams, and systems to a) laugh at their flaws and foibles, egos and excesses, b) turn pain and loss, change and conflict into purposeful and passionate, even playful, problem-solving, c) discover how to generate liberating laughs in difficult tasks and challenging times, and d) diversely collaborate and synergize by blending individual creativity and interactive community.

So, seek the higher power of Stress Doc Humor: May the Farce Be with You!

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Learning Objectives

  • Linking Chaos, Conflict, and Creativity and the Functions of Humor
  • Connecting Emotional Intelligence, Humor Intelligence, and Leadership Effectiveness
  • Distinguish between Humor and Wit, Hostile and Healing Humor
  • Structures, Tools, and Techniques for Becoming a Higher Power Humorist
  • Discover the Stress Doc’s Compelling Tools: The New KISS and Memorable MISS
  • Enhancing Empathy, Deflating Aggression, and Building Morale through Humor
  • Passion Power Model: Being Purposeful-Provocative-Passionate-PLAYFUL-Philosophical
  • Confront Your Intimate FOE: From Fear of Exposure to Fun of Embarrassment
  • Humor and the Work Team – Harnessing and Harmonizing Coordination, Morale and Productivity

Who Should Attend

This webinar will benefit all levels of employers and leaders in the organization as it strengthens and provides creative thinking and communication tools and techniques. The Stress Doc will also present “How To” Exercises that participants will be able to take back and apply in their companies and organizations.

Why Should You Attend

This topic is for all levels of employees and management. Increasingly, we understand that the keys to organizational productivity, motivation, and morale involve more than Digital Intelligence. We’ve come to recognize the importance of awareness and communication fueled by Emotional Intelligence. And now, the Stress Doc is taking this creative consciousness/communication skillset to a new level through Humor Intelligence (HQ) that builds on Emotional Intelligence (EQ). EQ x HQ Synergy, especially a leader using Self-Effacing Humor, will enable you to grab people’s attention, sustain their engagement, and boost, if not inspire their belief, commitment, and motivation.

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