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Scenario

How to balance humor with professional credibility

Everyone at my office thinks I'm hilarious but my performance reviews say I'm not serious enough, and I don't know how to be both funny and respected.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The qualities that make us likable can paradoxically undermine the respect we need to be effective.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Jokes and their structure?”

Peri

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