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Harnessing humour as a superpower at work

Harnessing humour as a superpower at work

FromThis Working Life


Harnessing humour as a superpower at work

FromThis Working Life

ratings:
Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

“A group of behavioural scientists walk into a bar…”  Sounds like the start of a joke right - it’s not. Those ten people were gathering to perform sketch comedy and two of them ended up researching the hypothesis that humour is serious business and that it is vastly underleveraged in most workplaces today.   Dr Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas now teach the course Humor: Serious Business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and have co-authored the book Humor, Seriously: why humor is a secret weapon in business and life.They explain what levity does to our brains and how anyone can harness it and use it skilfully at work.Can you spot the finger in the photo? Now that's funny.What is your humour type? Here is the quiz.Producer: Maria Tickle
Released:
Nov 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Lisa Leong helps you navigate your way through the tough times, looking for the sunshine and the humanity in the world of work. From the quirky to the somewhat controversial, experts in the world of work and business share their ideas, experiments and fast fails, that you can apply to your own career. We’re cheaper than therapy and more fun than LinkedIn, think of us as your digital water cooler.