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005			20210204132449.0
008			200529s2021 nyua b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780593135280 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0593135288 _q(hardcover)
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035			_a(OCoLC)1157576080 _z(OCoLC)1229053798
037			_bRandom House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 _nSAN 201-3975
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092			_a152.43 _bA111
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aAaker, Jennifer Lynn, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aHumor, seriously : _bwhy humor is a secret weapon in business and life and how anyone can harness it. Even you. / _cJennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a2010
264		1	_aNew York : _bCurrency, _c[2021]
300			_aviii, 257 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 239-246) and index.
505	0		_aGravity and Levity -- The Humor Cliff -- This is Your Brain on Humor -- The Anatomy of Funny -- Putting Your Funny to Work -- Leading with Humor -- Creating a Culture of Levity -- Navigating the Gray Areas of Humor -- A Secret Weapon in Life.
520			_a"Anyone-even you!-can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Many people understand humor's power intuitively. But when it comes to using it with intention, far fewer know how. As a result, humor is vastly underleveraged in most workplaces today, impacting our performance, relationships, and health, and contributing to a permanent and unsightly frown known as "resting boss face." In fact, research shows that humor is one of the most powerful tools we have for accomplishing serious things. Top executives know this, which is why 98 percent prefer employees with a sense of humor, and 84 percent believe these employees do better work. Studies show that humor makes us appear more competent and confident, strengthens relationships, unlocks creativity, and boosts our resilience during difficult times. That's why Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas teach the popular course Humor: Serious Business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where they help some of the world's most hard-driving, blazer-wearing business minds build levity into their organizations and lives. In Humor, Seriously, they draw on findings by behavioral scientists, advice from world-class comedians, and stories from real-life business leaders to reveal how humor works and-more important-how you can make greater and better use of it. Aaker and Bagdonas unpack the theory and application of humor: what makes something funny, how to mine your life for material, and how to craft a joke. They show how to use humor to make a strong first impression, deliver difficult feedback, and foster cultures where levity and creativity can thrive. And they explore the gray areas of humor: how to keep it appropriate-and recover if you cross a line. President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, "A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done." If Eisenhower-the second least naturally funny president ever (after Franklin Pierce)-thought humor was necessary to win wars and build highways, then you might consider learning it too. Seriously"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aWit and humor _xPsychological aspects. _955416
650		0	_aLaughter. _955415
650		0	_aManagement _xPsychological aspects. _9182428
650		0	_aOrganizational behavior. _998994
655		7	_aSelf-help publications. _2lcgft _9322522
700	1		_aBagdonas, Naomi, _eauthor.
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