Making humor work : take your job seriously and yourself lightly / Terry L. Paulson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Paulson, Terry L.

Series:

• Fifty-Minute series.
• Fifty-Minute series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Wit and humor--Psychological aspects.
• Humor in the workplace.
• Success.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 pages)

Place of Publication:

Los Altos, Calif. : Crisp, c1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Use effective humor to help problem-solve, defuse resistance to change, disarm anger, and other situations.

Contents:

• TITLE
• COPYRIGHT
• PREFACE
• TO THE READER
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• CONTENTS
• SECTION I TAKING YOUR JOB SERIOUSLY AND YOURSELF LIGHTLY
• HUMOR MAKES A DIFFERENCE
• THE HUMOR PARADOX
• SERIOUSNESS TRAINING
• WHEN HUMOR DOESN'T WORK
• SARCASTIC HUMOR
• ETHNIC HUMOR
• LAUGHING AT OTHERS
• DRAWING THE LINE ON HUMOR
• DEVELOPING A STYLE OF HUMOR
• DETERMINE YOUR HUMOR QUOTIENT
• WHERE DOES YOUR HUMOR COME FROM?
• "LIFTERS" AND "POPPERS"
• OLD DOGS AND NEW TRICKS
• AVOID THE THREE P'S
• PERFECTION, PROCRASTINATION, PARALYSIS
• PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
• REVIEW OF SECTION I
• HUMOR KEEPERS WORTH KEEPING
• SECTION II SELF-CONFIDENCE AND THE ABILITY TO LAUGH AT ONESELF
• LIVING THROUGH OUR DAILY QUOTA OF ERRORS
• KILLING THE MYTH OF PERFECTION
• THE HUMOROUS HUMILITY CLASSICS
• LINES YOU CAN LIFT
• HOW SELF-DEPRECIATION WORKS
• MAKING FUN OF YOURSELF HELPS OTHERS LEARN FROM THEIR ERRORS
• "SAVERS" AND "COVER-UPS" CAN SAVE THE DAY
• REVIEW OF SECTION II
• SECTION III THE COMMUNICATION EDGE
• THE SIN OF BEING DULL
• HUMOR AND THE ADRENALINE ADVANTAGE
• INTERNATIONAL HUMOR
• KEEP YOUR HUMOR "ON TARGET"
• HOW TO TELL A STORY THAT MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH
• FINDING ON-TARGET HUMOR
• HOW HUMOR CAN GET YOUR MEMOS READ
• CLASSIC HUMOROUS MEMOS
• REVIEW OF SECTION III
• SECTION IV DISARMING ANGER WITH HUMOR
• HUMOR AND YOUR INNER ATTITUDE
• HUMOR AND THE AIKIDO ADVANTAGE
• USING HUMOROUS COMEBACKS
• CULTIVATING THE USE OF UNEXPECTED HUMOR
• BUILDING HUMOR BRIDGES NIPS ANGER IN THE BUD
• REVIEW OF SECTION IV
• SECTION V MAKING HUMOR WORK DURING CHANGE
• THE ROLE OF HUMOR IN DEFUSING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE*
• REFRAME DISCOMFORT WITH HUMOR-LAUGHTER OR RESISTANCE?
• "MURPHY'S LAW"
• HUMOR AND YOUR FUTURE.
• TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HUMOR WHERE YOU FIND IT
• REVIEW OF SECTION V
• SECTION VI BRIDGE BUILDING
• GIVE COMPLIMENTS THE HUMOR EDGE
• LAUGHING WITH INSTEAD OF AT OTHERS
• HUMOR GRAMS AND HOW TO KEEP THEM WORKING
• TEAM BUILDING STRATEGIES CAN BE FUN
• BUILD A HUMOR HISTORY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
• REVIEW OF SECTION VI
• SECTION VIII USING THE FUNNY SIDE TO IMPROVE SALES
• HUMOR HELPS MAKE THE SALE
• HUMOROUS ADVERTISING IS BIG BUCKS BECAUSE IT WORKS
• GETTING THROUGH TO SELL
• THE HUMOR CLOSE
• BUILD RAPPORT WITH HUMOR
• REVIEW OF SECTION VII
• SECTION VIII HUMOR FACTOR AND CREATIVITY
• HUMOR AND CREATIVITY
• TAKE TIME TO BE OUTRAGEOUS
• CARTOON EXERCISE
• HUMOR EXERCISES
• REVIEW OF SECTION VIII
• SECTION IX LAUGHTER MAY BE THE BEST MEDICINE
• USING URGENCY BREAKERS
• URGENCY BREAKERS THAT WORK
• KEEPING YOUR HUMOR PERSPECTIVE
• HUMOR STRESS BREAKS
• HUMOR LIBRARIES TO THE RESCUE
• REVIEW OF SECTION IX
• SECTION X REVIEW OF HUMOR
• SECTION I: TAKING YOUR JOB SERIOUSLY AND YOURSELF LIGHTLY
• SECTION II: SELF-CONFIDENCE AND THE ABILITY TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF
• SECTION III: THE COMMUNICATION EDGE: BALANCING SUBSTANCE WITH STYLE
• SECTION IV: DISARMING ANGER WITH HUMOR
• SECTION V: MAKING HUMOR WORK FOR CHANGE
• SECTION VI: USING HUMOR TO BUILD BRIDGES AND TEAMWORK
• SECTION VII: USING THE FUNNY SIDE FOR SALES PROFIT
• SECTION VIII: HUMOR FACTOR AND INNOVATION
• SECTION IX: LAUGHTER MAY BE THE BEST MEDICINE
• APPENDIX: REFERENCES
• HUMOR WORKS REFERENCES
• OTHER RESOURCES.

Notes:

• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4175-2076-0

OCLC:

922967024