Using humor in the workplace can boost your team’s spirits, make work more fun, ease tension when the going is tough, and help build trust among groups. A clever observation or lighthearted joke can also make leaders seem more approachable and relatable. We say laughter is the best medicin...
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Another way in which humor oils the gears of the workplace is by providing perspective. Ashleigh Brilliant (known for his one- liners often found on postcards) says, "Distance doesn't really make you any smaller, but it does make you part of a bigger picture." Consider the Ziggy cartoon...
February, 2001: Maintaining High-Touch Humor In a High-Tech Society Fall, 1999 Examining the Research in the Therapeutic Benefits of Humor and Laughter © 1999 Media Articles Available on line: Laugh and Be Well: Tapping The Therapeutic Power of Humor, NurseWeek, 4/2000Kindred...
Creative thinking in the workplace is more important now than ever before. With the rapid pace of change that has been occurring throughout this decade, every company in the country has had to face up to the fact that the old solutions don't work any more. In fact, the problems ...
Design/methodology/approach - This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings - Researchers have commented that "despite the enduring nature of humor, it has seldom been taken seriously by organizational scientists"...
The workplace does not fare(进展) much better.Due to the pressures to produce more in the same or fewer hours available and to compete,for example,in a manufacturing field with cheaper labor elsewhere in the world,humor and laughter in the workplace have gradually eroded(逐渐毁坏) away. ...
Applications of Humor in Psychotherapy, Education, and the Workplace ROD A.MARTIN, inThe Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach, 2007 Humor in Negotiation and Mediation Some authors have suggested thathumormay be an important tool for facilitating negotiations and mediation, particularly during ti...
Finding humor in our workplace. 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 18 作者: S Hall 摘要: As we work daily with women and their families at the beginning of life, in the middle, and at the end, we need to be resilient, responsive, and joyful. Nothing is more restorative and ...
Although I don’t have a boss, I understand that keeping one’s boss happy is a big priority for many people in the workplace. Humor can help you build and improve your relationship with your boss without appearing like a suck-up and without requiring you to take on extra work. It can...