Teaching Leadership and Organizational Behavior Through Humor—Laughter as the Best Teacher

With the emergence of previous 'soft skills' such as empathy, emotional intelligence, compassion, and listening as important leadership qualities in the 21st century, there is an increased need to cultivate qualities that have long been suppressed. Humor is one of them. It is not just pleasant for interpersonal relations, but gets absorbed with more eagerness, and has a healthy effect. The 75 stories in Teaching Leadership and Organizational Behavior through Humor deal with issues in a broad scope of settings, making this book not just useful in higher education, but also for coaches, trainers, and students in corporate workshops. Read, smile, laugh, contemplate, and get into action!

Joan Marques is a faculty member and chair of the BBA Program at Woodbury University's School of Business, USA. She co-founded the Business Renaissance Institute and the Academy of Spirituality and Professional Excellence and publishes three scholarly journals. She has authored, co-authored, and co-edited nine books, including Stories to Tell Your Students; Managing in the Twenty-first Century (both Palgrave, 2011); and Joy at Work, Work at Joy.

Satinder Dhiman is Professor of Management, associate dean, and director of the MBA Program at Woodbury University's School of Business. He has co-authored various textbooks, most recently, Stories to Tell Your Students; Managing in the Twenty-first Century (both Palgrave, 2011); and The Workplace and Spirituality. He is co-founder of the Business Renaissance Institute and the Academy for Spirituality and Professional Excellence, while he also co-edits three scholarly journals.

Jerry Biberman is Professor Emeritus of Management at the University of Scranton, USA. For over twelve years he served as chair of the Management/Marketing Department at the University of Scranton. Dr. Biberman is also the co-editor of Managing in the Twenty-First Century: Transforming toward Mutual Growth (Palgrave MacMillan, 2011) and Spirituality in Business: Theory, Practice and Future Directions (Palgrave MacMillan, 2008). He was a founder and first chair of the management, spirituality and religion interest group of the Academy of Management.