Michael Cundall Jr.Jul 3, 20194 minDear HRDear HR and Management folks. I want to prove to you that humor in the workplace is not something that you should fear. Far from being ...
Michael Cundall Jr.Jun 25, 20193 minLead with a JokeOne of the common bits of wisdom for anyone taking a new position or heading a new team, is not to lead with a joke. The audience is pro...
Michael Cundall Jr.May 28, 20191 minBathrooms at Jimmy JohnsIn my quest to document and find all the different ways workplaces and spaces use humor, it was nice to find a few pics of the bathrooms ...
Michael Cundall Jr.May 21, 20193 min3 Weeks MIA--And Why Humor is ImportantHi there dear readers. I think it has been 3 weeks from my last post. Life has a way of getting in the way. With the end of my semester, ...
Michael Cundall Jr.May 1, 20193 minHumor, Stress, and Engagement: Following Up Last Week's PostI focused on a whole bunch of numbers that painted a rather gloomy outlook for the workforce. Turnover is high and likely to get worse ra...
Michael Cundall Jr.Apr 23, 20194 minThe ridiculously high cost of disengagement, turnover and how humor can helpIf you’re a business owner or in HR, or anyone who pays attention the radically widespread costs of employee disengagement and turnover, ...
Michael Cundall Jr.Apr 16, 20196 minHumorous Writing w/ David SavageOne of the questions I often get is how one can add humor into writing. I have a post on this issue here. But there I do a lot more work ...
Michael Cundall Jr.Apr 11, 20195 minBiden's JokeRecently humor became a focal point of another political imbroglio for possible presidential candidate, Joe Biden. The lead up to the jok...
Michael Cundall Jr.Apr 8, 20191 minMy Old PostsHow did you all do with laugh at work week? I didn't do too bad. I teach, so it's easy to get some laughs, even when we're in the section...
Michael Cundall Jr.Apr 1, 20192 minApril Fool's-#laughatworkweekI figured with a new webdesign and new web domain, that April 1st, the day of Fools, would be a good day to write the first blog post. Pl...
Michael Cundall Jr. Feb 3 2 min Leading with Humor: Authenticity The classical pianist/humorist Victor Borge once said “the shortest distance between two people is a smile.” Authenticity has become an i...
Michael Cundall Jr. Jan 27 2 min Leadership, Humor & Intelligence Last week’s post set up the idea that many of those leadership lists are either incorrect or incomplete, or they’re pedaling a falsehood....