Jokes can help to relieve tension in the workplace and bring the team together, but they can also cause needless offense. How ...

Laughter is often described as the shortest distance between two people. But what happens when that distance is widened by power? As a business psychologist and host of a podcast on humorology, I’ve ...

Humor in leaders is an essential tool. In high-stress environments, it can be the best tool on a physician’s belt. Humor can be a double-edged sword when leaders use it in the workplace. Let’s picture ...

Humor is a secret weapon in business and life. That is the subtitle of Humor, Seriously, a book by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas. As consultants and business school professors, Aaker and Bagdonas ...

Today's guest blogger is my good friend and professor of psychology at Cal Poly Pomona, Dr. Jeffery Scott Mio. When I was a professor at Washington State University, a colleague of mine used to say ...

Recent reports highlight humor’s shifting role across professional and online spaces, from trade workers sharing lighthearted posts to office employees navigating laughter with caution. While humor ...