But new research shows that humor at work is a gamble, and the costs of a flop are often greater than the rewards of a ...

Research shows workplace humor is a double-edged sword—great jokes can boost status, but failed attempts often backfire. Here’s how to “think funny” without risking your career.

In general, leaders who use humor in the workplace are more effective than non-humorous leaders. Research clearly shows that humorous leaders can create warm and comfortable work environments and ...

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 ...

One of the most common sayings about humor is that “laughter is the best medicine.” While it’s definitely not a cure-all, medical research supports the positive physical effects of laughter and humor.

What do you think is the biggest difference between children and adults? Aside from the colorful clothes and cheerful laughter, adults—on the whole—take everything much more seriously than children.

I like humor. I try to be funny, and sometimes succeed. Thankfully, my podcast has a great producer, and so the final edits make me look a lot funnier than I really am (often by splicing together ...

In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady talks to Zelle chief Denise Leonhard about deploying humor as a leadership skill. The big ...

This class—developed by Stanford lecturers and comedians from Comedy Central and the Onion—will help you bring humor into the workplace Research shows that humor improves work life and professional ...

After working a new job for only three weeks with no issues, an employee was flabbergasted to learn that he was being fired. Perhaps even more shocking was the reason why he was being fired. After ...