Humour seriously - Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas

• Early in our careers, insecurity [stems] from our lack of experience. (This is before we're experienced enough to know nobody really knows anything).
• Humor is a powerful leadership strategy to humanize oneself to employees
• The presence of humor in team interactions predicted more functional communication and higher team performance both in the moment and over time.
• I dont trust anyone who doesnt laugh
• As Mel Brooks said "Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you"
• hats why its vital that the first few moments of our gatherings clear away those distractions: The way we kick things off can have an outsized and reverberating influence on the group dynamic for the remainder of the time we spend working together