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The Benefits of Humour
Humour and laughter both contribute significantly to our physical and mental well-being. Adopting a more flexible attitude and being able to see the bright side of every day situations bring more resiliency in facing the difficulties of the day.
Benefits to our physical health
a. Stronger immune system
b. Physical exercise
c. Stress-inducing hormones reduction
d. Pain reduction
e. Muscular relaxation
Benefits to mental health
a. Reduced stress
b. Reduced anger and anxiety
c. More joy and optimism
Work-related benefits
a. Team work
b. Ability to communicate
c. Conflict management
d. Creativity and problem solving
e. Satisfaction at work
f. Resiliency
g. Stress management
h. Productivity
Laughter and humor have a direct effect on the joy employees have of working together. The more a boss uses humor with his employees, the more he will have their cooperation and quality work. Using humor is an excellent supervision tool and there aremany reasons for this. Besides helping employees adapt to changes, using humor creates strong bonds between employees.
(Source- Canadian Mental Health Association)
Humour and laughter both contribute significantly to our physical and mental well-being. Adopting a more flexible attitude and being able to see the bright side of every day situations bring more resiliency in facing the difficulties of the day.
Benefits to our physical health
a. Stronger immune system
b. Physical exercise
c. Stress-inducing hormones reduction
d. Pain reduction
e. Muscular relaxation
Benefits to mental health
a. Reduced stress
b. Reduced anger and anxiety
c. More joy and optimism
Work-related benefits
a. Team work
b. Ability to communicate
c. Conflict management
d. Creativity and problem solving
e. Satisfaction at work
f. Resiliency
g. Stress management
h. Productivity
Laughter and humor have a direct effect on the joy employees have of working together. The more a boss uses humor with his employees, the more he will have their cooperation and quality work. Using humor is an excellent supervision tool and there aremany reasons for this. Besides helping employees adapt to changes, using humor creates strong bonds between employees.
(Source- Canadian Mental Health Association)
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