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Humor Benefits

Better Business Through Improvisation

May 6, 2009

Joe Keefe says, “Good humor means good business” and I have to say I agree.  Keefe, co-founder and executive producer of Second City Communications share his thoughts on business and improv in the FastCompany article Stage Coaches by Zoe Barton. Some of the key points include: “Businesspeople need to learn to open themselves up to [...]

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Using Improv Methods to Overcome the Fear Factor

April 30, 2009

Fear is not something that should be feared.  At least that’s the idea presented in the article Using Improv Methods to Overcome the Fear Factor by Tom Yorton, president of Second City Communications (available for purchase at Wiley InterScience). The article discusses how and why improv can be effectively used in the workplace to overcome [...]

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Laughter is Good for the Heart

April 8, 2009

A study from 2000 details yet another benefit of humor / laughter: “Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help you protect yourself against a heart attack.” The study surveyed 300 people, half of which had heart problems and half of which had no history of heart disease.  The people who had suffered [...]

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Ha! Laughing is Good for You!

April 1, 2009

According to an article on Canadian Online Explorer, children laugh up to 25 times more per day than adults.  I think it’s about time we take that back!  To get started, check out some office humor and have yourself a chuckle. Other interesting facts from the article: Adults laugh, on average, 15 times per day [...]

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Optimism Can Make You Rich

March 16, 2009

In a recent study of 5,000 individuals, those individuals classified as “wealthy” possessed common traits like optimism, resilience, grit, and curiosity.  Jean Chatzky, auther of The Difference and commissioner of the study, also shares a few more of the benefits of humor in a Reader’s Digest interview: “…optimism is a wealth magnet.  Study after study [...]

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Laughing All the Way to the Bank

March 2, 2009

A study of executives shared in the Harvard Business Review showed a positive correlation of an executive’s pay to the number of times they used humor.  The study, shared in the article Laughing All the Way to the Bank, looked at senior executives at a large corporation and measured them on their use of humor, [...]

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Obama Uses Humor at White House Summit

February 24, 2009

I saw this in the news today and I thought I’d share it: Obama uses humor at White House summit. Despite the great challenges facing the nation, President Obama found ways to interject humor into the day to engage the audience and keep the summit (somewhat) enjoyable.  From the article: Easygoing though always in charge, [...]

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Uses and Abuses of Humor in the Office

February 23, 2009

I recently read a Harvard Management Communication Letter that explains how to use, and avoid abusing, humor in the office.  The biggest key to using humor effectively is to know your audience and avoid humor that attacks a person.  The article, Uses and Abuses of Humor in the Office, also includes some great points on [...]

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Getting Serious About Workplace Humor

February 16, 2009

“Humor has a place in almost every work environment,” says Martha Craumer in Getting Serious About Workplace Humor, an artice in a Harvard Managment Communication Letter I found from 2002.  The article explores some of the key advantages to office humor. Some of the highlights from the article: “‘People who use [humor], particularly in stressful [...]

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Let the Good Times Roll: Building a Fun Culture

February 9, 2009

An article from the Harvard Management Update explores the use of humor in building a strong culture at work.  The article, Let the Good Times Roll: Building a Fun Culture by David Stauffer explores the value of humor and ways to incorporate it correctly in the workplace. Some of the key points from the article: [...]

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