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Osincup spoke to Inc. about what holds leaders back from embracing levity at work — and how doing so can help them get the most out of themselves and their teams. Here’s what he had to say: ...

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The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

In the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working with a leading scholar in humor studies. Dr. Jennalee Donian is an NIHSS postdoctoral research fellow at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa ...