Humor is a secret weapon in business and life. That is the subtitle of Humor, Seriously, a book by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas. As consultants and business school professors, Aaker and Bagdonas ...

Cracking jokes in the office might seem like a shortcut to likability or leadership. But new research shows that humor at work is a gamble, and the costs of a flop are often greater than the rewards ...

I’ve been studying humor as an academic for a couple of decades now. I’ve written a doctoral dissertation about it, published articles about it, given talks about it, and am an avid consumer of ...

We want work to be fun. And not just for fun’s sake—many people do their best work when they’re relaxed and feeling good. Humor can contribute to this vibe; laughter builds a sense of camaraderie ...

Everybody loves to laugh! It’s a universal language that everyone understands. Laughter is contagious. Have you ever laughed so hard you cried? Have you ever laughed simply because someone else was ...

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