I have personally used humor for productivity and team building and as a tool to boost creativity. In my consulting work, I've witnessed the transformative power of humor: A team working 60- to ...

We want work to be fun. And not just for fun’s sake—many people do their best work when they’re relaxed and feeling good. Humor can contribute to this vibe; laughter builds a sense of camaraderie ...

National Fun at Work Day gives offices permission to loosen the tie, crack a joke and remember that spreadsheets are handled by humans, not robots. Most workdays run on deadlines and meetings, which ...

There’s a positive relationship between how much fun you have at work and your propensity to be nice and to avoid being a toxic colleague. Job satisfaction was low on the assembly lines of the ...

Bree Groff is a company culture, engagement, and leadership consultant, and serves as a senior adviser to the global consultancy SYPartners. She has guided executives at companies including Calvin ...

In a very serious field with high stakes, emotion overload and rampant rules, having fun might take a back burner. Let’s turn the heat up and break down four specific ways you can and should have fun ...

To start, a generalization about the state of work in 2023: people feel entitled to enjoy what they do. Work and life have become increasingly blended and the boundaries blurry in our enormously ...

Humor has long been seen as a “soft skill,” useful for easing awkward Zoom moments or sharing a laugh with colleagues. But CU Boulder researchers Tony Kong and Peter McGraw argue it’s far more than ...

What does it mean to have fun at work? Is it an oxymoron? Or is it the key to a better future of work? Most leaders don’t have a good pulse on how to create fun work environments for their employees.

Written by Saima Ahmad, Ph.D., and Melissa Wheeler, Ph.D. Source: Yan Krukau/Pexels Gone are the days when “fun at work” meant a ping-pong table in the break room, ordering in pizza, or a mandatory ...