Everyone who has ever typed LOL in a text message is, shall we say, not always telling the truth. In fact, 97% of these so-called “LOL” moments are more like LIMH (Laughing In My Head) or ...

Joy is a powerful emotion and can play a major role in who—and what—a person chooses to surround themselves with. For marketers hoping to persuade their audience to make a purchase or identify with a ...

Drew has since gone on to found a successful consulting business Humor that Works that helps businesses harness the power of humor to improve the bottom line. And I wrote Play Your Way Sane, which ...

In today’s high-pressure business environment, leadership demands more than operational excellence or strategic foresight. It requires emotional intelligence, authenticity and the ability to build ...

Have you ever come across the saying never explain a joke? It’s easy to understand where this idea comes from: The fun of humor is in the quick, shared realization that a serious rule has been broken ...

Using humor as a shield is something many of us do without even realizing it. While being funny can be great, it becomes complicated when it's your default way of handling every emotional situation.

If you know me, you know that I love a good laugh. One time, my former boss told me, “You speak too loudly.” I tried to be more quiet, but it didn’t last very long. Sometimes, I just get so excited ...

I love to surround myself with friends who have a great sense of humor. The only downside to hanging out with people that make me laugh is when they make me laugh too hard. So now I just carry extra ...

The sales trainer Michelle Nichols (she used to write a column on sales for BusinessWeek) thinks that humor is a great way to break the ice: I have mixed feelings about this concept, because I'm not ...