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The Impact of Humor on Organizations

There is ever-growing research that humor and laughter are good for leaders and teams, good for business, good for our overall health and wellbeing.


“A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing.”

~Herman Melville

Indian woman laughing eating pizza with diverse coworkers in office

Leadership and Teams

  1. Laugh More and Lead Better, McKinsey & Company
  2. Subordinate Satisfaction, Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal
  3. How to be Funny at Work, Harvard Business Review
  4. Team Building Humor Strengthens a Team Identity or Spirit, Paul McGhee, PhD, www.LaughterRemedy.com
  5. Leading with Humor, Allison Beard, Harvard Business Review

The Basic Science

  1. The Science Behind What Makes Us Laugh, Forbes
  2. The Science Behind Using Humor and Gratitude to Motivate Teamwork, Fast Company

Humor for Innovation and Creativity

  1. The Power of Humor in Ideation and Creativity, Moses Ma, Psychology Today
  2. A Team that Laughs Together, Innovates Together, Jessica Stillman, Inc.com

Humor is Good for Business

  1. The Benefits of Laughing in the Office, Harvard Business Review
  2. Humor is Serious Business, Joel Stein, Stanford.edu
  3. 10 Reasons Why Humor is a Key to Success at Work, Jacquelyn Smith, Forbes
  4. Humor Boosts Sales, Paul McGhee, PhD, www.LaughterRemedy.com

Humor and Laughter: Health and Wellbeing

  1. Healing Benefits of Humor, United States Department of Veteran Affairs
  2. Stress Relief From Laughter. It’s No Joke. Mayo Clinic Staff
  3. Laughter is Good For You, Cleveland Clinic

Comedy and Humor for Empowerment

  1. If You Want to Raise and Empowered Girl then Let Her Be Funny, Ellen McCarthy, The Washington Post
  2. Comedy for Equality, UNWomen

Laughter in Adversity

  1. Op-Ed: As a doctor on ‘MASH,’ Hawkeye showed me how to get through this war on the coronavirus, Jillian Horton, The Los Angeles Times
  2. Laugh During Wartime, Jon Grinspan, The New York Times

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