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By Michael Kerr

ISBN-10: 0968846106

ISBN-13: 9780968846100

You cannot Be severe! placing Humor to paintings offers a compelling argument for taking humor, laughter and play extra heavily in our paintings lives. The ebook bargains greater than two hundred rules on easy methods to upload humor on your place of work and comprises dozens of examples from companies that positioned humor to paintings. observe how including extra enjoyable in your office will help decrease rigidity degrees, spark creativity, enhance morale, increase teamwork, improve customer support, inspire staff and raise productiveness. And, as an additional bonus, you cannot Be severe! is darn enjoyable to learn (this choice is barely on hand to these those who really learn the book).

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One last, frightening solution comes in the guise of emotional computer technology. Futuristic technology folks are talking about computers that will one day interpret our emotions. They claim these computers, with such nifty attachments as the “emotional mouse,” will let us know when we need to take it easier on the computer or when our boss is in an irate mood. When attached to our vehicles, this technology could ward off road rage by serving as an early detection system. For example, when the computer decides we have passed our emotional threshold, it will play soothing music, prevent us from honking the horn, or maybe even start 51 Putting Humor to Work throwing out a few one-liners to lighten our stress load.

HUMOROUS HELP ON THE WEB Rather than raging on the paved highway, vent on the information highway in the safety of your own home. Several web sites dedicated to stopping road rage can be found. com/doggiesnot/ find “How to Drive Like a Moron” where you can report highway morons. You can also print out a package of “Moron Summons,” which allows you to ticket people with a “Driving or Parking Like a Moron” certificate outlining your complaint. Other sites to check out include: YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS!

There is a myriad of reports, studies and surveys that suggest our level of workplace stress is exacting a costly toll. Here are just a few of their findings: More people die of heart attacks on Mondays than any other day because of the stress involved in going back to work. According to Psychology Today magazine, 40% of employee turnover is related to stress, and on an average workday, one million American workers are off the job due to stress-related problems. One out of every three Canadians between the ages of 25 and 44 classified themselves as workaholics in a 1998 Statistics Canada survey.

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