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Humorist Bob Ross once said that ‘a leader without a sense of humour is like a lawn mower at a cemetery — they both have lots of people underneath them, but no one is paying them any attention’ (as cited in Kerr, 2005). This quote nicely summarises the general perception that humour is an essential aspect of ‘effective’ leadership.
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Schnurr, S. (2009). Conclusion. In: Leadership Discourse at Work. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230594692_7
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