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Are You a Content Leader?
December 13th, 2012
by Bill Boyajian

If so, stop taking yourself so seriously. Can you poke fun at yourself? Can you use a little self-deprecating humor and perhaps reveal something more about yourself to others?

Learn to laugh at yourself and to use appropriate humor at the right times. I’m not talking about being a comedian. I’m suggesting using humor to make people feel more at ease. Sometimes it’s good just to use humor for the sake of making people laugh. Humor that is unexpected disarms people. It frees them to relax. It demonstrates that you are a regular person. It establishes common ground and helps break down defenses. It also gets people to open up — to you and to others.

Leaders who can relax in themselves stand out from the crowd. They don’t overuse their position or authority. They are content with who they are. They exhibit humanness. They engender credibility.



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Managing Partner,
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Birmingham, AL

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