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 ...

Who doesn’t like laughing? I’m pretty sure the answer to that is no one. So why not be a funny brand and make your followers happy? With the rise of social media, a new phenomenon has arisen in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are several important skills to have when creating a novel, such as knowledge and ideas for the setting and plot, and a sense of how to make important scenes look cool. Among these, Rob Hart, a ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Ever wonder why a shared laugh or witty remark can spark attraction? Humor does more than lighten the mood—it may reveal clues about a person’s creativity. Research by Erika Langley and Michelle ...