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Boost Morale with anInjection of Fun!
ASTPHND
2006 Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA
Facilitated by
Beth Hannley
Catalyst Consulting, Inc.
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Describe the benefit of a positive work environment
List twelve questions to assess employee satisfaction
Identify 3 strategies to increase employee satisfaction
Identify three ways to inject fun into the workplace
List 3 ways to inject fun into work
Laugh with vigor in public
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1. Think about the Specific People Involved
2.Lead by Example
3.Have fun Take Risks
4.Change Takes Time
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1. Fun is energizing
2. Happy employees = productive employees
3. Happy employees = Happy customers4. Recruit and retain good employees
5. Happier employees come to work more!
6. A hearty laugh burns up 3.5 calories
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Find someone who:
Can juggle
Dated someone who is now famous Has the same color eyes as you have.
Has been married to the same person for 20+years
Has been to the Super Bowl or to an Inaugural Ball.
Sings in a choir or plays a musical instrument
Has lived outside the US for more than a year
Has seen the same movie at least five times Likes to ski, fish or snowshoe.
Sketches, paints, knits or weaves.
Has hit a home run or a hole-in-one
Has owned his/her own business
Has written a book or plans to.
Has three or more children
Can speak two languages Is owned by two or more cats
Has climbed a mountain.
Is left-handed
Ballroom dancesfun or competition
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Purpose:Meet people in a different way
Have fun
Example:Find someone who juggles
Get his/her autograph
Sign up to 3 lines/page
Object:
Autograph for each line
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Working with a partner, share a story of fun at work
Tell about at time that was particularly fun at work.
What was the high point of this time? What made itfun?
OR
Talk about a working relationship that is especiallyfun. How did this relationship develop? What do youmost appreciate about this person?
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Does a positive work environment make adifference in business results?
So, Gallup surveyed..
105,000 Employees
2500 Business Units in 24 Companies
12 Industries, including healthcare
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Twelve questions linked to business results: Profitability,
Productivity, Customer Satisfaction,
Employee Retention
The Manager is key
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1. Do I know what is expected of me at work?
2. Do I have the materials and equipment I need todo my job right?
3. At work, do I have the opportunity to do what Ido best everyday?
4. In the last seven days, have I received recognitionor praise for doing good work?
5. Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem tocare about me as a person?
6. Is there someone at work who encourages my
development?
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7. At work, do my opinions seem to count?
8. Does the mission/purpose of my company make mefeel my job is important?
9. Are my co-workers committed to doing quality work?
10. Do I have a best friend at work?
11. In the last six months, has someone at work talkedwith me about my progress?
12. This last year, have I had opportunities at work tolearn and grow?
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1. Know what is expected of me at work?
2. Have the materials and equipment I need to do myjob right?
3. Opportunity to do what I do best everyday?
4. Recognition or praise in the last seven days?
5. Supervisor, or someone at work, cares about me?
6. Someone encourages my development?
Source: Marcus Buckingham, First, Break All The Rules
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Making fun work
Take yourself lightly
Be sincere Think small and simple
Practice relevant humor
Practice safe humor
Hire for humor Make fun a priority
Source: Paul Hawken
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Smiling makes you happier
Women smile 8 more times a day than men do
People like and trust you if you smile
People can hear you smile.
Smiling cools the brainfrowning heats
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Were too busy
It cuts productivity
Were professionals
Its not my style
No budget
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1. Smile2. Eat3. Tell jokes4. Casual Friday
5. Dress up for Halloween6. Post cartoons on doors, bulletin
boards7. Celebrate birthdays and
anniversaries
8. Group outing9. Dance the Macarena or Electric
Slide
10. ?????
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1. On an index card, brieflydescribe your favorite way to
inject fun at work
2. Print or Write legibly
7-5-35 Exercise
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Round One1. Exchange cards with five people.
2. Find a partner
3. Compare the ideas on the cards you have4. Score the ideas by splitting 7 points betweenthe two cards. (7-0, 6-1, 5-2, 4-3) 7=High
5. Write the score for each card on its back
7-5- 35 Exercise
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Round Two1. Exchange cards with five people.
2. Find a partner
3. Compare the ideas on the cards you have4. Score the ideas by splitting 7 points
between the two cards. (7-0, 6-1, 5-2, 4-3)
5. Write the score for each card on its back
7-5- 35 Exercise
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Repeat for Rounds Three, Four,and Five
At the end of Round Five, add up all thepoints on the back of the card youreholding. Maximum is 35 points
(7 points X 5 rounds = 35)
7-5- 35 Exercise
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How can you inject fun into your work?
HiringOrientation
Staff meetings
Celebrating successes
Recognizing performance
Training/Communication
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Include sense of humor in job competencies
Ask Fun Interview questions:
Describe a time when you had a lot offun at work
Tell me about a time when you usedhumor to manage job stress
Describe your ideal work place
Look for smiles; listen for fun!
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Give them a welcome present: eg a keychain fortheir new office keys
Send them on a scavenger hunt to help learn their
new teammates and the work area. Give them a buddy
Create a crossword puzzle with co-workers nameson it.
Check in at one month, three months
Are you having fun here?
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Open with a video. Meetings, Bloody Meetings - with John Cleese
Celebrate Whats Right With The World
Old Movie Serials Flash Gordon, Lone Ranger
Show and Tell Time Chance to share success
Use Icebreaker questions:
If you could have fifty pounds of anything, what would it be?
What was your first job? Strangest? Most fun? Bring toys to play with
Crayons, paper airplanes, bubbles
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Graffiti Board
Think Outside the Box Lunch
Photoshop staff pictures into yourpresentation.
Create a Mirth Committee
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Soon
Sincere
Specific
Personal
Positive Proactive
Source: Bob Nelson, 1001 Ways to Recognize Employees
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Pay for the guy behind you
Do the 3oclock spin
Leave voice mails in character a historicalfigure or TV/Movie character
Think Outside the Box Lunch
Photoshop staff pictures into yourpresentation.
Silly Socks and Terrible Ties
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Office and Meeting Toys
Coloring books
Play-Doh
Kaleidoscopes
Bubbles
Nerf ball
Post-it notesPuzzles
Prisms
Crayons/markers
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1001 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob Nelson
Fun WorksCreating Places Where People Love to Work by
Leslie Yerkes
Managing to Have Fun: How Fun at Work Can Motivate Your
Employees, Inspire Your Coworkers, and Boost Your Bottom
Line by Matt Weinstein
Fun and Gains: Motivate and Energize Staff with WorkplaceGames, Contests and Activities by Carolyn Greenwich
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Looking for even more fun ideas? Check out these
websites about laughter and play:
Matt Weinstein: www.playfair.com
Bernie DeKoven: www.deepfun.com
Joel Goodman: www.humorproject.com
Allen Klein: www.allenklein.com
Clifford Kuhn, M.D.: www.humorbeing.com
http://www.playfair.com/http://www.deepfun.com/http://www.humorproject.com/http://www.allenklein.com/http://www.humorbeing.com/http://www.humorbeing.com/http://www.allenklein.com/http://www.humorproject.com/http://www.deepfun.com/http://www.playfair.com/8/10/2019 113_ss_file1
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Great way to close (or open) a meeting
For a full minute, continuously repeat thefollowing sound..
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Beth Hannley
Catalyst Consulting, Inc.
Mill Creek, Washington