Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas: Why great leaders take humor seriously | TED

There's a mistaken belief in today's working world that leaders need to be serious all the time to be taken seriously. The research tells a different story. Based on the course they teach at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, behavioral scientist Jennifer Aaker and corporate strategist Naomi Bagdonas delve into the surprising power of humor: why it's a secret weapon to build bonds, power, creativity and resilience -- and how we can all have more of it.

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[derrickmickle]

This duo's book on humor in the workplace is amazing. Glad to see they made a TED talk to spread the word that humor is an under appreciated skill in work spaces.

[mamaritz]

I'm thankful my current manager and my work mates found the balance of efficiency and humour at work.. I feel more productive and motivated to go to work. I never leave work without laughing.

[crrottz]

Irony is that their talk sounds so serious... 😀

[cathie]

Love your mission! Those who can laugh and find moments of humor are the best circle of individuals to share our time with! Our morning weekly team meeting at the office was a perfect example, as our laughter in the minutia of critical business topics kept everyone engaged and confident in the outcomes seasoned with solid truth in our discussions.

Stumbled upon the topic due to a Stanford article I read this afternoon. Be Light. Be Joyous. Be Real. Be Love.

Thank you, TED & TEDTalk for all you offer to your followers.

[nikeshpatel]

Humor is the best way to conversation 👍👍

[OsamaSaeed]

“Choose to live life on the precipice of a smile”

[oegvsmz]

8:20 was the smoothest "yo mama" ever

[paulreed]

I don't know which one of you, but I can hear your dad in the audience, I'm sure he's a saint, a lovely man, an angel... So as a dad, I'm sharing this with my college age daughters 🙂

[sansaparaganum]

im still reading the book, it's THAT good

[christiansoldier]

Yeah, , , , rich people are very happy and love to be happy and laugh!!!
and it's getting worse.

[lin]

Made me chuckle a lot. Thank you for the video

[ManavKataria]

Managers worried about the great resignation be like: My employees are all demotivated. Let's make them do improv! 😉😳😁

[jedimasterted]

Ladies you are wonderful, Sincerely, Thank you. That "because we are, human" line woulda killed raucously out loud as well if you let the audiences unanimously internal human being, obviously implied, be the cleverly spoken internal punchline. Don't hunt what's before you.

[_fia_ashfiapramitanurfi]

funniest part of this video is that they don't feel any funny at all

[fppiroozian]

Love the topic & definitely agree with it.
But I was expecting much more humor & laugh in this Talk (or maybe the audience were not ready for a laugh )

[saadrehmanshah]

Awesome content! Enjoyed the talk. But kept getting distracted by the preparedness of it all, and the plastic surgery.

[Mr.BobsDog]

Book name: “Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)”

[mimprincesa]

I appreciate humour but am slow and suck at making jokes ):

[ratlinggull]

Why are TED comments filled with such outdated cliche viewpoints?

[keturahspencer]

"When we're kids the answer is yes." Not always