About the author: Michael Kerr is the President of Humor at Work. He is a Hall of Fame international business speaker and the author of six books including Putting Humor to Work and Inspiring Workplaces – Creating the Kind of Workplace Where Everyone Wants to Work.
I sat down a awhile back with Paul Spiegelman, the founder and CEO of Beryl and the author of “Why is Everyone Smiling?” at Beryl’s headquarters in Bedford, Texas. Paul Spiegelman is a truly inspiring leader, someone who has nurtured [...]
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A lot of organizations don’t spend much time thinking about the state of their culture until a crisis comes up: employee turnover rates skyrocket, workplace accidents rise, or an internal employee survey reveals that (surprise, surprise!) employee morale is lower than [...]
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Inspiring workplaces are places where people feel motivated to perform at their best potential and to contribute their ideas for the betterment of the organization. Inspiring leaders understand that there are no motivational shortcuts. Pep talks, team building activities and [...]
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Here are 8 simple guiding lights to consider when putting humor to work in any type of organization: Take Yourself Lightly. Too many of us fall victim to the dreadful disease “acute professionalism.” The symptoms include a furrowed forehead, high [...]
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Many years ago, while speaking to a group of Thai delegates on a trip through the Rockies, I told my favourite grizzly joke. The interpreter spent 3 minutes translating my hilarious joke, where upon the group gazed at me with [...]
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