4. How to handle stress like a Chimp Chump Champ

5. Using humour to cope with stressors in the workplace

13. I used to have a handle on life but it broke

14. When all else fails repeat the above! I repeat When all else fails repeat the above! I repeat When all else fails repeat the above! I repeat When all else fails repeat the above! I repeat When all else fails repeat the above!

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17. our desire to enjoy what we do is doomed to be repeated IF

19. Stress is a matter of perspective

20. Humour: what is it and what place does it have in the workplace

31. Mankind is made up of two words mank & ind no one understands the meaning of these words and that is why no one will ever understand mankind Jack Handy

36. I’m feeling a cold coming on quick, somebody please tell me a joke!

42. " You can't help growing older, but you can help growing old." George Burns

43. "S/He who laughs lasts.“

45. "A smile is the shortest distance between two people" Victor Borge

47. The floggings continue until morale improves

50. Humour is a coping mechanism 911 deaths Challenger explosion social changes hurricane Juan

53. 'Having a sense of humour in a situation that isn't necessarily funny can lighten the tension of what's going on. By trying not to take every little thing seriously, you will greatly reduce stress.

55. 'Life does not cease to be funny when something bad happens any more that it ceases to be serious when we are laughing.‘ Cathy Fenwick

56. There is a lot of drama associated with work, relationships, addictions, management… If you can begin to see how ridiculous most of it is, you can start to put things into perspective. If you can just laugh and hang up when stress calls …congratulations… you've graduated to a new level.'

59. jokes told to illustrate a point are recalled more accurately than non-humorous stories and after a longer time-lag, but the point itself (apparently by association) is similar ly enhanced. A nice scientific demonstration of what all great communicators have always known.

60. Example: U.S. Surgeon-General in his 1930's campaign against venereal disease. Flies are dangerous They spread disease. Keep yours closed!

61. Humour a HOW TO Guide

62. Step # 1 Put humour into the physical environment

69. Step #2 Use humour as a tool rather than as a weapon

72. Step #3 Build humour into your corporate culture

75. Step #4 Humour’s Bottom Line The number one premise of “ work” is that it need not be boring and dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not, you’re wasting your life. Tom Peters

79. Casey Stengel was a very successful leader as his string of World Series championships would indicate. When asked his secret, Casey replied tongue-in-cheek, "The secret of managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four... who are undecided." Humor can help us to survive– and thrive– at work.

80. Thank you!