The 5 Laws Of Laughter In Leadership<\/a>, the author says \"Laughter increases productivity, develops creativity, expands learning, strengthens relationships, builds teamwork, creates opportunities, prompts creativity and, yes, enhances leadership.\"<\/p>\nYet, most of us rarely see a director or supervisor laugh. Their stress becomes everyone else's stress because everything seems like the world is about to end; at least in their eyes.<\/p>\n
I've never been like that. Most issues that come up aren't really all that serious; yes, I said that. Even if there's a deadline for something it's rarely as serious as a director makes it. I still laugh when someone decides that an item is so crucial that it warrants a lot of worry. As I said, some things can be that serious but if everything was that way you're working in the wrong business because you're going to burn out pretty fast.<\/p>\n
Here's one for you. Did you know that during many medical procedures someone is considered the funny one, the one who says things to help relieve the tension? <\/p>\n
When I had breast surgery in 1997, which was in a doctor's office, even though he was a pretty deadpan kind of guy he actually cracked a couple of jokes. At one point he said \"Your muscle tissue shows that you used to life weights\", and I said \"Thanks for noticing Doc; no one else did.\" And that made him laugh; it was a wondrous sound and I figured if he could laugh while cutting me open I was probably just fine.<\/p>\n
There's nothing wrong with trying to find a little bit of humor during the work day. Sure, there's a time when you need to buckle down to get work done, or you might have to counsel an employee for something. In the meantime, smile a lot and laugh as much as you can. Your office mates will appreciate it.
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