Darbari Seth illustrated his point by reciting a couplet of Iqbal, and reading a few cartoon captions from Under The Pyramid . He also mentioned that JRD used to keep a red pocket diary to jot down points that he found humorous to use later on. The best part of one's adult life is spent on activities related to one's work. Therefore, it is imperative that in addition to learning and contributing, we must have fun at work as well. Speaking on these occasions Priya Raj highlighted that there are a lot of preconceived notions about business and management, outside the corporate world.
People tend to think that corporate life is intense, strained, ambitious and deadly serious.
Priya Raj highlighted that humour could be used by managers both as a sword and a shield. It not only helps in making work bearable, spicing up office life and puncturing stress, but also in getting things done. A decade ago there were only a few business newspapers and magazines but today there are several newspapers, magazine and television programmes dedicated to business alone. In addition, the readership of business books is ever increasing. The Top 5 non-fiction titles in 1997 included two Dilbert books.