Comments on: Should managers be funny? http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2008/should-managers-be-funny/ Management and Creative Thinking Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: L http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2008/should-managers-be-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-362020 L Tue, 27 May 2008 15:05:06 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=1070#comment-362020 Of course!!! As long as the Manager employee boundaries are not completley forgotten. It has always worked in my favour to have that type of relationship with team members. Its better to be laughed with as a good manager than laughed at for being a bit crap! Good humour and a cheeky chuckle boosts moral and in turn gaines respect. L Ps Getting through your site quite quickly!! Very impressed... I have found the knowledge I need to help me through my blonde moments in management! Of course!!! As long as the Manager employee boundaries are not completley forgotten. It has always worked in my favour to have that type of relationship with team members. Its better to be laughed with as a good manager than laughed at for being a bit crap!

Good humour and a cheeky chuckle boosts moral and in turn gaines respect.

L

Ps Getting through your site quite quickly!! Very impressed… I have found the knowledge I need to help me through my blonde moments in management!

]]> By: Paul http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2008/should-managers-be-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-359633 Paul Sun, 25 May 2008 03:50:01 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/?p=1070#comment-359633 Ahh, Scott. You need to look no further than the philosophy of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/inside/office_newsletter_feature_ssi.shtml" rel="nofollow">David Brent</a>: "So..Have a laugh at me, have a laugh at each other, have a laugh at work, have a laugh at each other at work, .. but never make the mistake of the 'laughter of hate'." Ahh, Scott. You need to look no further than the philosophy of David Brent: “So..Have a laugh at me, have a laugh at each other, have a laugh at work, have a laugh at each other at work, .. but never make the mistake of the ‘laughter of hate’.”

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