AN INTRODUCTION #2. This book is a resource. The primary goal of this book is to provide you with a laundry list of ways to use humor in the workplace. From communication to having fun, this book covers it all a lot of it. Whenever you’re in need of humor, flip to the section covering the topic at hand and pick a way to add levity. But before we get to the ways, and before you start showing this book around touting how great of a resource it is, there is one very important chapter you should read that sets the stage for using humor1. There you’ll find our definition of humor, why we think it’s so darn important to use, 2 and a few general dos and don’ts . Read that chapter first, then go to whichever section or sections strikes or strike your fancy or fancies. The ways themselves are organized by the five core skills needed to be a successful businessperson, each with 100 ways humor can help in the workplace3. The five skills are: communication, relationships, problem solving, productivity and strategic disengagement. 1 My sincere hope is that you do find it to be a great resource. If not, *poof* I’ve just turned this book into a marvelous paper weight, gift for an enemy, or kindling in the event of a Zombie apocalypse (see #116). 2 I struggled with “dos and don’ts” versus “do’s and don’t’s” and ultimately decided to go with the Chicago Manual of Style preference, even if it does bring up memories of old Microsoft. 3 The mathematicians among you are stopping here, thinking, “but that’s only 500 ways.” That’s correct, the last way is presented in the final chapter. iii