Using Humor to Reduce Stress and Improve Work

MoralePart 3

Bonding and Building

Inappropriate Humor

• Subject Matter• Target• Time

How to handle...

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So what now?

• Prove your abilities• Incorporate humor slowly• Make a “Happy Board”• Design your own business card• Plan event day• Team meetings can be fun

What else?• Meetings: watch a video clip from the

office on what not to do...• Set up software like Instantboss.... for

fun• De-motivational posters are cool and

are a great reminder of what not to do...

• Start a comedy blog

And what else???? 1.Send anonymous notes of appreciation.

2.Use improv exercises or games to stimulate creativity.

3. Have a pot-luck lunch to build relationships.

Environment and Laughter

Television: Andy Griffin Show, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Ellen, and Seinfeld.Standup: Richard Pryor, Bryan Reagan, Bill Hicks, Christopher Titus, and Mitch Hedberg.Improv/Creative: Second City, Blue Man Group, Midwest Tool and Die.Storytelling: Bill Cosby, Waddie Mitchell, and David Holt. www.storytellingcenter.net/festival/ Movies: Elf, Superbad, Monty Python & Holy Grail.

Environment and LaughterMusic - Loudon Wainwright III, Frank

Zappa, Ray Stevens, John Prine, Steve Goodman, and Cuz. Radio - Rick and Bubba Show, Siriusxm.Print - Lewis Gizzard, Dave Barry, Woody Allen. Favorite Bloggers?

Water with Comedy

• Treat yourself...then your team like a houseplant. • How often are you watering yourself with humor?• Don’t wait until you’re drooping to water yourself.• What types of “fertilizer” are you using?

• What type of fertilizers will you try in the future?• Schedule “watering” breaks in your calendar.

Be-Know-Do• What are you going to be? Note it.• What are you going to know? Note it.• What are you going to do? Note it.• One day Be....one day Know....one day

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