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“#How humor could help you move ahead in your career<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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When senior copywriter Zoe Costello app<\/a>roaches work every day, laughter is inevitable.<\/p>\n

\u201cConstantly,\u201d said Costello. \u201cWe\u2019re all laughing together as much as the computer engineers can stand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Levity reigns supreme during stressful days, too. \u201cEven on those days, I know there\u2019s going to be a dozen times where I\u2019m going to be cracking up with my friends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Fort Greene resident works at BARK<\/a>, the company behind BarkBox<\/a> that\u2019s devoted to making dogs happy with products and services. Five years ago, she became friends with Will Storie, a senior copywriter from Cobble Hill, when her late dog, Ziggy, had an unfortunate incident on an office couch.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer dog farted in my face,\u201d said Storie. \u201cThat\u2019s how we became friends, about laughing about nonsense together. It\u2019s served us well in our professional paths. When you\u2019re genuine friends, it\u2019s so much easier to roll with the punches and say, \u2018OK, here\u2019s the thing we need to work with together.\u2019 We have this trust that makes it so much easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Steve Cody is Peppercomm\u2019s CEO. \u2026 and also a comedia<\/a>n.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They\u2019re onto something. <\/p>\n

Humor in the office has the ability to strengthen relationships and eradicate an annoyed expression known as \u201cresting boss face.\u201d According to a survey conducted by Robert Half International<\/a> and Hodge-Cronin & Associates, 98 percent of executives preferred employees who had a sense of humor and 84 percent believed jocular employees did better work.<\/p>\n

In an Accountemps survey<\/a>, the staffing agency discovered four out of five CFOs said an employee\u2019s sense of humor plays an important role in how the employee will fit in.In fact, harnessing humor can become your superpower. <\/p>\n

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Naomi Bagdonas and Jennifer Aaker teamed up to write this book.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

According to Jennifer Aaker, professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and co-author of \u201cHumor, Seriously\u201d (Currency),<\/a> \u201cHumor is this secret weapon to be more effective at work and be more joyful in life. Yet, it is vastly under leveraged in most workplaces today.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s good for us, too. \u201cLaughter releases endorphins \u2014 the feeling of a runner\u2019s high,\u201d said co-author Naomi Bagdonas, a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business who also teams up with Aaker to teach \u201cHumor: Serious Business.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe release oxytocin, the \u2018love hormone.\u2019 As far as our brains are concerned, laughter is like exercising, meditating, and having sex \u2014 and far more encouraged by HR.\u201d<\/p>\n

Antonio De Soto, senior account executive at Peppercomm<\/a>, a marketing and communications firm in Midtown, literally had to show his comic side on his first day at the job in 2019. The Upper East Sider attended a mandatory orientation at a comedy club hosted by professional comedian Steve Cody \u2014 the firm\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n

His supervisor, also onboarding, talked about teasing her husband over his cluelessness at household tasks. \u201cI could relate,\u201d he said. Back in the office, this experience made their relationship \u201cmore casual and joking.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, ongoing comedy training is available for De Soto and colleagues as part of the company ethos thanks to Cody, who crossed stand-up comedy off a bucket list in 2008 and now performs \u201cvery poorly on Friday nights at the Greenwich Village Comedy Club.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Antonio
Antonio De Soto had his work orientation at a comedy club. <\/figcaption>
Peppercomm<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe adrenaline rush got me going,\u201d said Cody. \u201cMy skills were being incredibly sharpened in terms of listening, no fear with public speaking, dealing with silence \u2014 which is a big killer [and] dealing with an audience that may be multitasking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cody realized executives could learn from comedians\u2019 skills. Plus, he said it helps humanize leaders as they become \u201cmuch more vulnerable, humble, more empathetic. It prevents someone from being an authoritarian.\u201d<\/p>\n

Humor should be authentic to an organization, with the leader setting the tone from the top.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to signal that humor is welcome \u2014 humanity is welcome here,\u201d said Bagdonas. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean you have to be funny. Look for moments to laugh. Try to be more generous with your laughter or smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comedy is not a tool to use all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about being funny \u2014 it\u2019s about how you will impact the room,\u201d said Aaker. \u201cWhen in doubt, don\u2019t. Listen to your intuition. Remember: The goal isn\u2019t to get a laugh. The goal is to make everyone feel more at ease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Be aware of your status in the organization, especially as you advance. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re a middle manager and making fun of others in the room, you might be punching up which is appropriate \u2014 it can make everyone feel good and closer,\u201d said Bagdonas. Once you become the boss, making fun of people \u201ccan feel like punching down, which is inappropriate and can take away from safe environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Self-deprecating humor is mostly effective, but if you\u2019re in a senior role and self-deprecating too frequently, that can diminish your power.<\/p>\n

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Steve Cody has said executives and business people can learn a great deal from comedians.<\/figcaption>
Peppercomm<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Overall, at any level, you can start becoming more playful by adding a line to your e-mail signature, LinkedIn bio or introduction. Brandi Boatner of White Plains, manager of digital and advocacy communications at IBM and vice president of student programming at New York Women in Communications<\/a>, sprinkles in levity while introducing herself. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always like, \u2018Hi, I\u2019m Brandi. I\u2019m a huge Beyonc\u00e9 fan. I want to babysit her twins, but not Blue Ivy, because she\u2019s super sassy and makes way more money than me. What\u2019s your name?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the ultimate win.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we think not only about selling our product, but also ourselves, and being a person that others want to work with, humor is an incredibly powerful tool,\u201d said Bagdonas.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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