Make sense?

A SMILE IS THE SHORTEST DISTANCE

BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE
- Mark Twain

Did you know?

The average preschooler
laughs or smiles 400
times a day? Or that
the number drops to
only 15 times a day by
the time people reach
age 35?
People only smile 35% as
much as they think they
do?

Also, that..
Laughter releases
endorphins, a chemical
that is 10 times more
powerful than the
pain-relieving drug
morphine, into the
body with the same
exhilarating effect as
doing strenuous
exercise?

Oh, and by the way

Laughing increases oxygen intake, thereby
replenishing and invigorating cells? It also
increases the pain threshold, boosts immunity,
and relieves stress!
Every time you laugh you burn 3.5 calories

So Laughter....
Enhances respiration
Enhances circulation
Oxygenates the blood
Suppresses stress
related hormones in
the brain
Activates the immune
system

HUMOUR

DISCOVER YOUR PASSION PASSION STARTS IN YOUR HEART

HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE

ATTITUDE IS 90% OF LIFE
DONT TAKE YOURSELF TO SERIOUSLY
LAUGHTER IS A STRENGTH IN THE WORKPLACE

SHOW PEOPLE YOU CARE

BE NICE
WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
LOOK FOR WAYS TO HELP AND SURPRISE PEOPLE WITH
KINDNESS

Six reasons fun can

improve work quality &
mental health:
1. Fun breaks up boredom and fatigue.

2. Fun fulfills social human needs.

3. Fun increases creativity and
willingness to help.
4. Fun fulfills the need for mastery
and control.
5. Fun improves communication.
6. Fun breaks up conflict and tension.

Survey Results!
Did you know this?
A survey by Hodge-Cronin &
Associates found that of
737 CEOs surveyed, 98%
preferred job candidates
with a sense of humor to
those without.
Another survey indicated
that 84% of the executives
thought that employees
with a sense of humor do a
better job than people with
little or no sense of humor.

More survey results!

Really?
Dr. David Abramis at Cal State Long Beach has
studied fun at work for years. He's discovered that
people who have fun on the job are more creative,
more productive, better decision-makers, and get
along better with co-workers. They also have fewer
absentee, late, and sick days than people who aren't
having fun.
It is also a useful tool that can be used to help us
lighten up and not take things so seriously. It can
also effectively reduce the level and intensity of
conflict among employees, if properly used.

NOT ALL HUMOUR WORKS

Sarcastic Humor
Ethnic Humor
Laughing at Others

The use of fun and humor

in the workplace
1. Must be appropriate in nature &
how it is used.
2. Humor should not be offensive
to the ordinary or reasonable
person.
3. Meant to encourage people to
see the absurdity in our thought
processes, perceptions, &
behaviors.

Cant laugh about it.?

The inability to laugh
may be a sign of
impending burnout.
When it is no longer
possible to find humor
in anything, it may be
that the employee is in
the throes of burnout,
or possibly
depression..

Substances as coping mechanisms!

The desire to feel good, to change a mood, or even to
loosen up a bit, is why many people turn to alcohol or
even drugs. However, there is no way that any manmade substance can be as powerful as the endorphins
that the body produces for free, without any sideeffects!!

Work should be fun too!

Who said that fun and work
were mutually exclusive ?
Have we unknowingly
incorporated the quote used
in exercise "no pain, no gain"
to the workplace ?
Is work meant to be stifling
and boring? Let's hope not,
because boredom can give
rise to burnout.

They did what in the workplace?

Yes, they can!
Can businesses
successfully implement
an employee-friendly
and fun environment?
Isn't it dangerous?
There are two examples
that come to mind that
demonstrate just how
successful these
efforts can be.

Flown with them?

SWA.

What will YOUR workplace do?

However, there are many other ways to create an
environment that is pleasing....

What do YOU do for fun in the workplace?

Share Your ideas for all to enjoy and learn
from!!!

A CLOSING THOUGHT
POSITIVE, HUMOROUS PEOPLE MAKE LIFE
WORTH LIVING AND WORK WORTH DOING
WELL
ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND ENJOY THEIR WORK
MORE

Did you Laugh Today ?