As leaders rise through the ranks, they also rise in perceived authority. That often creates what's known as power distance—a ...

"A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Tasteful humor is a key to success at work, but there’s a good chance ...

A professor and a comedian walk into Stanford’s business school … and explain why humor in the workplace can be good for both morale and the bottom line. By Corinne Purtill The DealBook newsletter ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Humor can help us with stress, anxiety and feeling more connected to others. But is humor connected to mindfulness? And how can we find more of it? For ...

Humor varies greatly from person to person, but psychologist Rod Martin boiled it down to four types.

I research leaders who have passionate hobbies, and I recently zoomed in on the “comedians” category: managers who do standup comedy or improvisational theatre in their spare time. They believe that ...

When a skeptic tells you that humor has no place in the workplace, it is tempting to respond with a joke. Resist that urge. The stronger move is to respond with clarity, evidence, and a calm ...

“You’re not the POTUS; you’re the BLOTUS,” said Late Night host Stephen Colbert about Donald Trump. “You talk like a sign-language gorilla got hit in the head.” I laughed along with everyone else in ...

In my last post, I described a study that found a link between unhealthy (or maladaptive) humor styles and depression. The study also showed that this relationship has a likely genetic basis. While ...

Humor doesn’t just sell—it sells well, and that’s no joke. There are any number of stats to validate it. Research from Oracle indicates that 90% of consumers are more likely to recall a product or ...

Some Gen Zers have openly mocked millennial humor as being cringe and outdated. Meanwhile millennials have begun appealing to Reddit for help as they're baffled by the humor behind Gen Z memes. Gen Z ...

As humans age, terrible things happen to us. Our muscles atrophy, our eyes deteriorate, we DVR every episode of “NCIS.” But there’s another often overlooked price of getting older: We start to lose ...