Includes bibliographical references and index.

When we're kids we laugh all the time. The average four year-old laughs as many as 300 times a day, while the average forty year-old laughs 300 times every two and a half months! We grow up, start working and suddenly become "serious and important people", trading laughter for bottom lines and mind-dumbing zoom calls.

But the benefits of humour for our work and life are huge. Studies have shown that humour makes us appear more competent and confident, strengthens our relationships, unlocks creativity and boosts resilience during difficult times.

Dr. Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas are on a mission to help everyone discover the power of humour. Based on the popular Stanford Business course, this book will show you how to mine your life for material, explore the Four Deadly Humour Myths and help you figure out which style of humour you fall into - The Magnet, The Sweetheart, The Sniper or the Stand Up.
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Some people think the workplace is no place for funny business. But a recent survey of more than 700 CEOs showed that 98 percent prefer job candidates with a sense of humour, and 84 percent think that funny employees do better work. Both lecturers at Stanford, comedian Naomi Bagdonas and psychologist Jennifer Aaker's research into humour has shown that exhibiting humour in the workplace can enhance our influence and status, build bonds and defuse tension within teams, enhance creativity and problem-solving, and even make us more likeable. Based on one of the most oversubscribed courses amongst Stanford MBAs, this book will teach you how to: employ the techniques of stand-up comedians; apply different kinds of humour for different situations; create a culture of levity and lead with humour. If you think being funny is unprofessional, think again. Humour is the most under-leveraged tool for power in the working world.