Essential benefits of humor

 1.                 Happy creativity: An appetite for fun and a capacity for creativity are often each a product of the other.

2.                  Stress busting: an absence of humor is a classic sign of too much negative stress.

3.                  Team spirit: A free exchange of supportive fun, humor and laughter between members of a team can enrich the experience of each team member. Benefits include better team work, healthy co-operation, loyalty, mutual respect, strong performances, an appetite for hard work, and better communication.

4.                  Motivation and morale: Work for the sake of fun is always more rewarding than work for the sake of work.

5.                  Communication: messages, bulletin boards, goal sheets and meeting minutes which are presented humorously, imaginatively or with creative forethought tend to give pleasure, make a point and inspire a productive, positive response.

6.                  Happy working relationships: humor can play such an important role in establishing business relationships

7.                  Productivity: The most productive workforce in the world is a healthy, happy workforce led by a healthy, happy, "I can hear you" management team.

8.                   Better health and less absenteeism: work can be a wonderful medicine, particularly where a spirit of fun, play and creativity is encouraged.

9.                  Quality control: the only way to improve quality is to allow people to enjoy their work, laugh, celebrate, and feel good.

10.               Mirth is a marketing tool: humor, laughter and smiles stimulate positive interest and help you to make up your mind

 

SHARED FROM:

Robert Holden, 1993"Enjoyment in Employment: How to Utilize the Power of Laughter, Humour and Smile At Work", Employee Counselling Today, Vol. 5 Iss: 4 pp. 17 - 20