The Power of Humour – a one-of-a-kind workshop - Tampines

Monday, 11 June 2018

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Urban area: Tampines, East Region
Offer type: Offer
Price: S$ 600

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Contact name Elemantra
Phone 94750059

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Tasteful humour is a key to success at work, but there’s a good chance your co-workers aren’t cracking jokes or packaging information with wit on a regular basis--and your office could probably be as quiet, boring and lifeless.

“Humour, by its nature, tends to have an edge to it, so people typically tone it down at work,” says Dr Elmi Zulkarnain, CEO of Elemantra Training & Event Consultancy (Singapore). “It’s hard to do well but it is easy to do badly. Plus, we all have a tendency to take ourselves way too seriously, especially when we are in a leadership position.”

The amount or type of humour you’ll find in any given workplace depends almost entirely on the culture. “In workplaces that encourage people to be themselves - that are less hierarchical and more innovative - people tend to be more open with their humour. Even people who aren’t always comfortable sharing their humour tend to do so in more relaxed environments where the use of humour becomes second nature with everyone’s style.

Then there are workplaces with employees who tone down their humour, often with the desire to be taken more seriously. Yet, this can backfire as people who take themselves overly seriously are often, ironically, taken less seriously by the people around them.

Dr Elmi Zulkarnain believes employees are much more comfortable using humour with colleagues than they are with their bosses. “You face a higher risk factor when joking around with your boss because you just don't know how your light-heartedness may be taken. So, you generally find greater restraint to use humour with senior managers.”

Other reasons workers might hold back: A fear of offending someone; a fear of not being funny—that their humorous attempts will crash and burn; or the unwillingness to “get the ball rolling.”

“Many leaders, especially introverts, don’t know how to safely encourage the use of more humour at work and are unsure how to express it in their own leadership style,” Dr Elmi explains. “Many of my clients also simply cite a lack of time as a key dampening factor. The desire is there, but they simply don’t know how to bring more humour into their busy work life.”

Whatever the reason may be, if you or your colleagues tend to be dry and dull in the office, you’ll want to work on injecting more humour into your workday.
A Bell Leadership Institute survey found that the two most desirable traits in leaders were a strong work ethic and a good sense of humour. Another study by Robert Half International, found that 91% of executives believe a sense of humour is important for career advancement; while 84% feel that people with a good sense of humour do a better job.

Humour demonstrates "maturity and the ability to see the forest through the trees. You don't have to be a stand-up comedian but well-placed humour that is clever and appropriate to a business situation always enhances an employee's career.
Invite Dr Elmi to conduct this workshop for your organisation or company.
Email : info@elemantraconsultancy.com