EAN: 9789811302824

LAUGH OUT LOUD A USERS GUIDE TO WORKPLACE HUMOR...

This book is the first-ever authoritative work on the use and management of humor in the
workplace. It is a practical guide for everyone involved: the humorists ('jokers')  the targets
(sometimes 'victims')  the observers ('audience') and most of all the managers who have to 'set
the tone' and encourage  control and manage humor. Humor is part and parcel of every workplace.
However  while it usually demonstrates and fosters a united  happy workforce  it can at times
be deeply damaging and divisive. The authors - academics with vast organizational experience
and a research-based understanding of humor at work - bring together state-of-the art knowledge
of the topic  making it fun  accessible and readable for all humor participants. The topics
include how humor works  humor cultures in organizations  the many forms of workplace humor and
their pros and cons  humor rituals at work  digital humor  workplace jokers  the 21st
centuryissue of 'political correctness'  and both the 'bright side' of humor (assisting
positive cultures  making work 'fun')  and its 'dark side' (where humor offends and
humiliates). With over 60 'real life' illustrative stories of workplace humor  a
self-completion questionnaire to measure the Humor Climate in your organization  end-of-chapter
'takeaways' and an end-of-book summary advocating 'best practice'  the book is a 'fun' 
how-to-do-it guide that will both inform and entertain.

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