The power of laughter at work

Culture Shock

A reality check: many people are not laughing as much as they could in the workplace but why? What’s holding them back? In today’s episode we explore this question, we discuss how to use humour effectively at work, and ways to make laughter an integrated part of your workplace culture.
We discuss:

• What exactly is laughter?
• Why people aren’t laughing as much when they work
• Research carried out about humour and laughter
• The different types of humour that can be expressed
• How you can encourage laughter and fun to be part of company culture

We can't wait to share with you this discussion on the reasons why some people hold back from laughter at work. How you can use laughter and fun to strengthen your company culture. Oh, and wait for the end where you can hear Louisa’s amazing jokes.
About your hosts:
Janine Jacobs and Louisa Mourdant co-founded HappyHQ, the people-first company culture specialists. In a world where culture is central to company success, we're here to guide you along the way. We’ve dissected culture into 8 key areas and 70 topics. From workshops and culture mapping, to policy writing and implementing meaningful culture goals, we can help across it all.

Janine Jacobs:
With Director level communications experience, working with global brands, Janine has worked within and experienced many different industries, countries, and cultures. Hugely passionate about understanding people, in 2017, she studied at The School of Positive Psychology while working in Singapore. It was here she realised more workplaces could benefit from creating people-first ways to help people flourish, which together with Louisa, led to the creation of HappyHQ.

Louisa Mourdant:
Over 10 years of experience working directly with leaders on people, culture, and recruitment strategy. Alongside HHQ, Louisa is also the Founder of I Love My Job, a scaling B Corp accredited recruitment company bravely doing things differently and experiencing huge success.

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