Thursday, October 4, 2018

Why Humour in the Workplace Is a Must Have

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Humour isn't merely a pleasant diversion amidst the stress and rush of our day. It is a positive force that lowers stress levels, improves morale and ultimately impacts the bottom line itself. In short, it pays to laugh. When I suggest that humour contributes to the overall well-being of people in the workplace I don't want to give the impression that your place of business should become a veritable joke factory. In fact I find the constant telling of jokes tedious, annoying and distracting. It seems that the telling of one joke demands the telling of another and another.

When I talk about humour in the workplace I am suggesting the cultivation of an atmosphere in which we don't take ourselves too seriously, where we laugh easily and often. It is no secret that stress and low morale are two present realities in the workplace today. If left unchecked they can seriously erode the well-being of those working with you and negatively impact performance, productivity and profit.

Employees are expected to act more independently, handle increasingly complex problems and do more with, and for less. When these expectations are accompanied by dwindling resources and support systems, tight budgets, frozen salaries and rampant layoffs stress and low morale are inevitable. While I am convinced of the power of humour to reduce stress and promote positive healthy relationships at home and at work, a problem remains. How can we begin to employ humour in our workplace in the presence of high stress and low morale?


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Let's take a look at just what humour can do and how we can begin to cultivate a climate of humour in our place of work and by so doing reap the fantastic benefits such a program provides.

THE VALUE OF HUMOUR IN THE WORKPLACE

* Humour reduces stress levels. It is impossible to feel anxious and laugh at the same time.
* Laughter boosts morale. Stress erodes staff morale.
* Keeping things in perspective boosts morale and humour helps us keep things in perspective.
* Humour helps facilitate change. Change is inevitable and people who laugh heartily and often tend to be more flexible and more adaptable.
* Communication improves when humour is used appropriately. The timely use of humour can get a point across effectively and assist in the process of problem solving.
* Laughter and humour relieve boredom and increase creative energy.
* Laughter destroys all limits to our thinking allowing us to be open to new possibilities.

One of the appealing things about implementing a humour in the workplace program is found in its reasonable cost. All it takes as a training session or two, a few copies of a low cost Special Report and a serious commitment by management to the cause.

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