Sarcasm in the Workplace: What totally works and what doesn't
"I enjoyed your two-hour presentation. It was as exciting as watching paint dry." When used in the right way, sarcasm can benefit both the user and those on the receiving end. This in turn, inspires creativity in a work environment. Insights from a research by Assistant Professor Li Huang (INSEAD), Professor Francesca Gino (Harvard Business School) and Professor Adam Galinsky (Columbia Business School), and tips from an article by Professor Manfred Kets de Vries (INSEAD) shed some light on how to boost workplace creativity through “constructive” sarcasm. Full articles by Li Huang and Manfred Kets de Vries published on INSEAD Knowledge. Being Sarcastic Boosts Workplace Creativity Li Huang, INSEAD Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, with Benjamin Kessler, Web Editor | September 14, 2015 http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-organisations/being-sarcastic-boosts-workplace-creativity-4255 The Dark Side of a Funny Situation Manfred Kets de Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Professor of Leadership Development & Organisational Change | June 2, 2015 http://knowledge.insead.edu/blog/insead-blog/the-dark-side-of-a-funny-situation-4071 FOR THE FULL STUDY: The highest form of intelligence: Sarcasm increases creativity for both expressers and recipients Li Huang, Francesca Gino, Adam D. Galinsky | Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes | Volume 131, November 2015, Pages 162–177 | Accessed online through ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S074959781500076X ========== Other References and Attributions: Go ahead, be sarcastic Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Staff Writer | Harvard Gazette | 24 July 2015 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/07/go-ahead-be-sarcastic/ Satirical News Article: Report: 70 Percent Of All Praise Sarcastic [Video] The Onion | 30 April 2007 http://www.theonion.com/video/report-70-percent-of-all-praise-sarcastic-14134 Bill Murray “You’re Awesome” meme: Memecrunch.net Stock Photos on Slides 2 and 28: iStock by Getty Images and New Regency 20th Century Fox launch unique series of classic corporate stock photos featuring the stars of ‘Unfinished Business’ Getty Images | 2 March 2015 http://press.gettyimages.com/istock-by-getty-images-and-20th-century-fox-launch-unique-series-of-classic-corporate-stock-photos-featuring-the-stars-of-unfinished-business/
