Cracking jokes in the office might seem like a shortcut to likability or leadership. But new research shows that humor at work is a gamble, and the costs of a flop are often greater than the rewards ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. Furthermore, humor is often the best antidote to tragic or ...

DeAndre Brown, a 24-year-old Chicago native and former banking analyst, quit the rat race in 2022 to break down “toxic work culture one video at a time.” He also pushes back on perceptions that ...

Laughter and jokes can make us happier and more productive on the job. Why do we laugh at movies like Office Space or shows like The Office? What’s so funny about work? For one student in the GGSC’s ...

Our own research—and a growing body of work by other scholars—shows that it’s harder to be funny than most people think. This class—developed by Stanford lecturers and comedians from Comedy Central ...