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		<title>Interview with Stand Up Economist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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Four simple ideas and thoughts on adding humor in talks:
1. If economics can be made fun, ANYTHING can be made fun!
2. Look for ideas everywhere and from everyone.
3. Look for humor in your topic by breaking stereotypes.
4.  Go for it!  Don&#8217;t couch the humor &#8211; dive right in!
5. Like anything, using humor in talks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humor at Work Video Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your mission is to create a one minute or less video with your team explaining why your workplace is in desperate need of  a  Humor at Work workshop.  It doesn’t have to be a Hollywood production, but points will be awarded for originality, style and of course, for making our esteemed panel of judges laugh.
Upload [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fun Theory and Piano Stairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Piano stairs! I want these in my house! Check out www.Thefuntheory.com for two great lessons in adding humor and fun to the work mix.  Lesson one: adding fun to the mix can go a long ways towards changing people&#8217;s behaviors.  Lesson two, courtesy of Volkswagen:  creating a fun little video about how fun works can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Hates Guitars Video &#8211; Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second part of the trilogy of David Carroll&#8217;s &#8220;United Hates Guitars&#8221; music videos, is now up on you tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-UoERHaSQg .  You&#8217;ll recall that these very funny music videos are a very creative response to a bad customer service experience. A great reminder of how humor can be used to get a message [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing is Not Always Believing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The buzzword of the year in my business has got to be &#8220;optics.&#8221;  At a time when the economy is floundering and executives are being paid millions of dollars in outrageous bonuses, sometimes for NOT doing their jobs, then of course a little retrospective consideration of the &#8220;optics&#8221; of a situation might be in order. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WestJet Capitalizes on United Breaks Guitars Song</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor in the Workplace Blog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now you&#8217;ll have heard of the hilarious You Tube music video, &#8220;United Breaks  Guitars&#8221; posted by disgruntled United Airlines passenger Dave Carroll.   Another great story on so many levels.  This is the kind of stuff that makes me scream out, &#8220;Right on my fellow downtrodden powerless consumer!&#8221;
What a great use of humor! And to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humor at Work is No Band Aid Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cringe, yes, physically cringe,  when I hear stories of people misusing humor in the workplace. The most cringe-inducing stories for me are the ones where people do hokey, gimmicky type things as a temporary band-aid solution.
I cringe, because often it&#8217;s the equivalent of adding happy face wall papering over top a crumbling 1950&#8217;s bungalow, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stand Out from the Herd</title>
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		<comments>http://www.mikekerr.com/humour-at-work-blog/stand-out-from-the-herd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor in the Workplace Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People have heard me say it over and over:  it&#8217;s not good enough to be good, you also need to be different.  To succeed in this crazy dog-eat dingo world standing out from the herd is imperative.  And a little humor can be all it takes to stand out.  I had another  reminder of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service with a YES!</title>
		<link>http://www.mikekerr.com/humour-at-work-blog/customer-service-with-a-yes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 15:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To use humor in the workplace effectively, you need to have a &#8220;yes and&#8230;&#8221; attitude.   A &#8220;yes and&#8230;&#8221; attitude opens your mind to new ideas, to trying new things, to possibilities and to having more fun. It&#8217;s a playful state of mind.   As comedian Robin Williams once said, &#8220;Humor is about saying yes, when everyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Humor in the Workplace to Work &#8211; Ignore the Fun Suckers!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.mikekerr.com/humour-at-work-blog/for-humor-in-the-workplace-to-work-ignore-the-fun-suckers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 14:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor in the Workplace Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the number one humor in the workplace question I get asked is this: &#8220;What do you do about the fun suckers?&#8221;
Good question.
Here&#8217;s a few thoughts.
-There&#8217;s always going to be fun suckers, so you&#8217;ve got to learn to live with them.
- If you&#8217;re thinking long term, then make sure your organization/team stops hiring fun suckers! [...]]]></description>
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