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Key facts
- Developing humour skills (from humour appreciation to curating, producing, improvising, and knowing when to abstain from humour) is becoming a key interpersonal competence for accomplished leaders.
- This Humour as a Leadership Skill - How to Lead With Laughter course from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam aims not only to equip participants with research-based knowledge of types of humour and their different effects in leadership, but also with the ability to free their creativity and to practice with creating and using humour in leadership circumstances.
- "I am just not that funny" is what many managers still say today, when asked whether they use humour at work.
- Only 50 years ago, managers would have similarly thrown their hands in the air and said, "I'm just not a born leader!". We know today that leadership can be developed. It is time to embrace the notion that humour can be developed too.
- Participants will learn about the several types of humour and their effects on follower and organisational outcomes, about the psychological antecedents of humour, about factors that influence how humour is received by various audiences. They will practice with releasing their own creativity, deconstructing and reconstructing jokes, preparing a humour-supported business presentation, improvising with humour in direct interactions.
- They will learn to avoid common traps presented by humour in a work context, to master verbal and nonverbal humour and to create a "personal humour style" that fits their own personality and preferences.
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By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Have a complete understanding of frameworks applicable to humour in leadership, its antecedents and outcomes, and conditions under which it may misfire.
- Have enhanced self-confidence about being able to develop their humour abilities and the practical tools to do so.
- Have a deeper understanding of their own "humour style" in connection with a deeper understanding of themselves as (future) leaders.
- Be more effective communicators and influencers in a leadership context.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 7 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
TOEFL® IBT
92
Credits
2 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Psychology Philosophy Leadership View 10 other Short Courses in Leadership in NetherlandsExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT
92
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is ideal for master students and professionals who have at least several years of work experience and who are in a leadership position or are preparing for a leadership position. However, advanced bachelor's students are also welcome, as the course can actually gain from having diversity of experience in the classroom.
- Knowledge about the basics of leadership theory and practice is desirable, though not mandatory.
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International
785 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 785 EUR for the full programme during 7 days. -
EU/EEA
785 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 785 EUR for the full programme during 7 days.
- Students, PhD students and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner: €525
- Students at Partner Universities of VU Amsterdam: €680
- Students and PhD candidates at non-partner universities of VU Amsterdam: €785
- Professionals: €995
Living costs for Amsterdam
1000 - 1500 EUR /month
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