Monday, April 11, 2016

Daren Bradshaw Blog #4


Humor- Favorite Comedian

By: Daren Bradshaw

 

In class this week we discussed humor and its implications on the work environment as well how humor can be used in a variety of ways in a positive way. For this blog we decided to do it on our favorite comedian given that when it comes to humor, comedians know it best. For my favorite comedian I decided to use Eddie Murphy. I know most of the student in the class are probably too young to remember Eddie Murphy raw. However, growing up this is what I knew as stand-up comedy. Eddie Murphy used a humor to relate to everyday life situations. What made it so funny is that the reference to everyday life were accurate for the most part and though the humor side of it was funny it was also very true. There are many different types of humor, all of which have their own time and place for. Having said that all forms of humor are not necessarily a good thing in certain situations. For example, in conflict you do not want to use aggressive and self-defeating humor as these could cause the conflict to escalate. Humor should be used to lighten the mood especially in the midst of conflict. If you were to be aggressive or talk down to another employee when a conflict already exists, you will do nothing but make the situation worse. Instead one should use affiliative or self-enhancing humor in these types of situations. Rarely is aggressive anything good when it comes to resolving a conflict that exists.


References

Foster, Dean. “The Serious Business of BEING FUNNY Across Cultures.Toastmaster. Feb2016, Vol. 82 Issue 2, p16-19. 4p.

Campbell, Lorne, and Sarah Moroz. "Humour Use Between Spouses and Positive and Negative Interpersonal Behaviours During Conflict." Europe’s Journal of Psychology Eur. J. Psychol.10.3 (2014): 532-42. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

 

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