Both stand-up comedy and leadership involve embracing change and connecting with an audience. In this case, the change is COVID-19 and the remote working that comes with it, and the audience is the team at Paycor.

Karen Crone is the CHRO of the 2,000 person HR tech company, and is one leader who is passionate about building stronger connections between all 2,000 people there. From recognition and appreciation, to open communication, to her own outside-of-the-box ideas, Paycor is widely regarded as a great place to work, and much of that has to do with Karen's mantra of living in the future in order to build emotional intelligence for when sudden change and conflict arise.

Though Karen may not be a comedian, this skillset is vital when it comes to writing and performing, but it's even more crucial as a leadership tool.

In this bonus episode, we chat about:

-The analogy of leadership being like performing stand-up comedy.

-Paycor's concept of “Living in the future” to adapt more quickly to change.

-Creating the connective cultural energy of working in the same building while people are working from home.

-The value of bonding over the human condition as part of work.

-Karen’s outside of the box idea to guide her 2,000 people into making connections with one another across hierarchies.

-Recognition and gratitude at Paycor.

-Pushing to keep things moving.

-Making change palatable by reaching out to the people on the front lines.

-And more!

Follow Karen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlcrone/

Follow Karen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/klcrone

Check out Karen's articles on Forbes:

https://profiles.forbes.com/members/hr/profile/Karen-Crone-CHRO-Paycor-Inc/e1be3e86-2128-4e3d-8652-91498adffba0

Find out more about Paycor: paycor.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.

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