You’ve all heard the phrases that laughter makes the world go ‘round and that it’s the best medicine, but most business owners and CEOs rarely think about humor in the workplace. If you were to leave your office and listen to the hubbub outside, you likely wouldn’t hear laughter or it would seem out of place among everything. Why is that? Most employees are too afraid of showing their true colors and being themselves because they are worried that laughing could be constituted as not being productive. While there are certain times when laughing and humor is inappropriate, considering humorous speakers for business events could start to lighten the load that most people have while at work.
What Laughter Does
Laughing can be so many things, including a stress reliever. Who has never been stressed at work? Everyone does because of whatever makes them tick or gets them frustrated (which can be different for each person). However, laughter can also encourage creativity and help with emotional bonding between managers and employees (and employee-to-employee relationships).
How To Start
If you hope to incorporate more humor and fun into the office environment (or whatever industry you’re in), the first step is to hire humorous speakers for different events you hold. For example, that business meeting that puts everyone to sleep can be livened up with a speaker. You can also choose humorous speakers for conferences, seminars, workshops and other events you may hold throughout the year.
How It Helps
As employees (and higher-ups) get used to hearing clean jokes, they will start to incorporate them into daily life at work, which will constitute a better working environment. Just make sure that everyone understands the concept of appropriate behavior and what clean means for your company.
