Levity Effect

Adrian Gostick is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Invisible Employee and The Carrot Principle, as well as the BusinessWeek bestseller A Carrot a Day, The Integrity Advantage, and The 24-Carrot Manager. Scott Christopher is an author, speaker, and regular columnist for Workplace HR magazine. He is the author of the book Lighten Up, as well as a film and television actor.

• Acknowledgments viiPART I: The Case for Levity 1Chapter One: Levity Is a Funny Thing: If They're Busting a Gut, They'll Bust Their Butts 9Chapter Two: Levity Effect—Communication: If They're Laughing, They're Listening 37Chapter Three: Levity Effect—Innovation: With Comedy, There's Creativity 73Chapter Four: Levity Effect—Respect: In You They Trust 101Chapter Five: Levity Effect—Health: Good for What Ails You 113Chapter Six: Levity Effect—Wealth: Laughing All the Way to the Bank 129PART II: Getting Lighter 145Chapter Seven: 142 Ways to Have Fun at Work: How to Bring the Levity Effect to Work 151Chapter Eight: Overcoming Objections to Levity: So What if I'm a Brow Knitter? 171Chapter Nine: Levity for Life: Bringing Home the Fun 191Conclusion: Your Levity IQ 207Notes 219About the Authors 227Learn More at Levityeffect.com 229

"Gostick and Christopher are serious about levity and its impact on the bottom line, and have plenty of ideas for generating laughter." (Personnel Today, Mon 17th March 2008)"Why every company needs a fun strategy". (Economist.com, Tuesday 15th April 2008)