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Using humor to make work more enjoyable. (District plus: tips and ideas for successful district leadership).(Brief Article)

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"Most people in education don't look like they're having a whole lot of fun anymore," says Mary Kay Morrison, a consultant for the Kishwaukee Intermediate Delivery System, a regional education office in Illinois. That's why she created a Humor Improvement Plan workshop for school administrators six years ago. Thousands of participants have learned how humor helps in dealing with stress and change, builds morale, decreases aggressive behavior and assists in dealing with conflict. And humor is needed more than ever in today's society, she says, where administrators aren't "honored or understood. [We] keep asking ...

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