As leaders rise through the ranks, they also rise in perceived authority. That often creates what's known as power distance—a ...
When a skeptic tells you that humor has no place in the workplace, it is tempting to respond with a joke. Resist that urge. The stronger move is to respond with clarity, evidence, and a calm ...
"A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Tasteful humor is a key to success at work, but there’s a good chance ...
Humor varies greatly from person to person, but psychologist Rod Martin boiled it down to four types.
Humor doesn’t just sell—it sells well, and that’s no joke. There are any number of stats to validate it. Research from Oracle indicates that 90% of consumers are more likely to recall a product or ...
Some Gen Zers have openly mocked millennial humor as being cringe and outdated. Meanwhile millennials have begun appealing to Reddit for help as they're baffled by the humor behind Gen Z memes. Gen Z ...
“You’re not the POTUS; you’re the BLOTUS,” said Late Night host Stephen Colbert about Donald Trump. “You talk like a sign-language gorilla got hit in the head.” I laughed along with everyone else in ...
As humans age, terrible things happen to us. Our muscles atrophy, our eyes deteriorate, we DVR every episode of “NCIS.” But there’s another often overlooked price of getting older: We start to lose ...
Gen Z uses humor to point out such inconsistencies. For example, in social media content leading up to last month’s Gen Z-led protests in Mexico, young people sarcastically compared their economic ...
Ask men and women which qualities are most attractive in a mate and both sexes are likely to rank a good sense of humor near the top of their lists. The trait is so sought after that it has its own ...