Humor can be an extremely useful tool for success. When used properly it can reduce stress, improve communication, and create a more comfortable work environment. Now best-selling humorists Esther Blumenfeld and Lynne Alpern offer guidance for identifying and developing your own sense—and style—of humor.

Focusing on both traditional and nontraditional workplaces—whether you’re a seasoned executive or an entry-level assistant—Humor at Workreveals the inside track on using humor to improve your speeches and negotiations, to develop management abilities and leadership roles, and to guide you through the pitfalls of day-to-day life.

Key chapters deal specifically with such professions as teaching, sales and customer relations, secretarial and support positions, and the health care field, with a special chapter devoted to women in the workplace. An extensive resource chapter offers further information on conferences and organizations, publications and courses, and recommended reading.