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Science Says People Who Can Laugh at Themselves Make Better Leaders (and are Happier, Too)

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07.08.2026

Science Says People Who Can Laugh at Themselves Make Better Leaders (and are Happier, Too)

As long as the “joke” is affiliative and not destructive.

EXPERT OPINION BY JEFF HADEN @JEFF_HADEN

Where leader effectiveness is concerned, objective outcomes should outweigh subjective impressions.

Then again, not: a study published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that people value likable colleagues, regardless of their competence level, more than competent colleagues.........

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