Secrets of connecting leadership and learning with humor /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jonas, Peter M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2004.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to humor, or, Make me laugh
  • Purposes of humor, or, Humor is no laughing matter
  • What is leadership, or, He ain't heavy, he's (she's) my leader
  • Humor and the brain, or, Why slurpees give you brain freeze
  • Humor and learning, or, That's not funny, it's teaching
  • Four theories of humor, or, It makes sense in practice, but does it make sense in theory?
  • Leadership and humor, or, Once you get people laughing, they'll listen to anything
  • Leadership tools, or, If you only have a hammer then everything is a nail
  • Humor and emotional intelligence, or, If it looks funny and feels funny, then it is funny
  • Humor and the organizational environment, a management tool, or, He ain't funny, he's my boss
  • Humor and team work, socialization, and relationships, or, Team work is having others do what I say
  • Humor and change, or, I'll change when hell freezes over
  • Humor and the relationship to emotions, stress, and anxiety, or, What do you really mean by that?
  • Humorous organizations, or, My school is a joke.