Leading with Love and Laughter

Leading with Love and Laughter (2021) explores how a love-and-laughter approach to leadership can lead to better team performance, improved morale, trust, creativity, and improved health. It provides the information needed for leaders to show love and to navigate the potential problems of humor in the workplace.

• Leaders who want to show their team some love
• Laughter-lovers who want to bring humor to the workplace
• Managers looking for new ideas to get the most out of their team

Zina Sutch is a faculty member in the Key Executive Leadership Programs in the School of Public Affairs at American University where she teaches leadership, team-building, and succession planning courses. Previously, she taught in public and private schools, served as director of a school for students with emotional and behavioral disorders, and was deputy associate director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Patrick Malone is an executive in residence at American University and is also the director of the Key Executive Leadership Program. He worked in the health-care industry after graduating and later joined the Navy as a hospital administrator before retiring after 23 years of naval service.