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FUN AT WORK:- A BUSINESS TREND

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FUN AT WORK

We believe that fun at work may be the singlemost important trait or quality of a highly

effective and successful organization;

Wesee

a direc

tlink b

etw

een fun at work and

employeecreativity, productivity

Fun at work also helps theemployees to get

more to close to each other .

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FUN AT WORK

Fun has become an organizational strategya

strategic weapon to achieve

Extraord

inary r

esu

lts

in ar

eas of

corporat

elife

ranging from training sessions to meetings to

hiring practices.

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FUN AT WORK

Fun and humor help individuals through crisis

andchang

e.

Because they facilitate the release of tension,

fun and humor

Incre

ase

e

mploy

ees ab

ility to

cop

ewith str

esson the job too

Employee's can remain flexible, creative, and

innovative under pressure

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STEPS WE CAN DO TO HAVE FUN

Make a conscious effort to lighten up,

Plan for fun,

Respond spontaneously to fun moments, and

Embrace fun as thechosen tone your workenvironment.

Make a list of all the people and things that bringyou joy, satisfaction, pleasure, fulfillment, and fun.

Refer to it when you are bored, upset, or just needa break.

Joy lists are great to exchange with others, too

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CONTD..

Put up funny art in the office and changeit when it getsstale.

Takeeveryone out to lunch once a month

Wecan celebrateemployees birthday together

Make sure thereis plenty oflight in the office.

Wear casual dress on Friday.

Work more hours during the week so thereis time for aparty on Friday afternoon.

Give out mock award certificates for funny things likeBest Dressed up person of the Day.

Arrange a picnic after every six years.

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FUN & GAME @ WORK

Daily routineis boring

Changein the schedule

Loss interest form work

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SOLUTIONS

Different function

- Celebrate festival

- Off Saturday & Sunday

- Extra curricular

Different Games

- Football

match

- Different clubs

- Office Olympics

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GAME- 4 SQUARES

Duration : 5 Minutes.

Objective : Think out of the box.

Requirements : Note pads/Pens with each

participant

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4 SQUARES The fig shows 4 squares-A,B,C&D.

1/4th of squares A,B&C is shaded.

1. Divide Unshaded portion of A into

TWO equal & identical parts.

2. Divide Unshaded portion of B into

THREE equal & identical parts.

3. Divide Unshaded portion of C into

FOUR equal & identical parts.

4. Divide D into SEVEN equal & identical parts.

Clues :

The solution is not in the form of

triangles.

The solution lies in the problem itself.

Clues :

The solution is not in the form of triangles.

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FUN ZONE

If : SAFE+STAY+SPOON+SKIP = STOP

THEN: PINK+PORE+PUSH+PLOT= ??????

Find The one that is ODD in the following:

RUN WALK JUMP PUSH

CARROT:ROOT::APPLE:???

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FUN ZONE

I have no voice, yet I speak to you;

I tell of all things in the world that people do.

I haveleaves, but I am not a tree.

I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a man

or a door; I have told you all, I cannot tell you

more.

What am I?

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IDEAS PRACTICED BY VARIOUS

COMPANIES

At Aricent Employees giving to

popular numbers mixed by a disc

jockey. Its a full house with food,

beverages and music on

demand.

Employees at Coca Cola India

Inc. get a hamper comprising

Coke goodies every Friday.

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Called Thank Goodness

Its Friday, At Google IndiaPvt Ltd, every Friday

afternoon the staff gets

together at their cafeteria

for an hour where they are

treated to special food

and good music.

Infosys BPO, for instance,

has a chief fun officer to

promote fun at work.

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NIIT Ltd has fun managers across

geographies to ensure that NIITians

dont miss out on fun while working.

Managing Office Technology

magazine keeps a stuffed (toy) pig

called "Babe" (named after the pig

in the movieBabe) in thecommon

area of the office.

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KPM

G, forinstan

ce, has amusic teacher to giveits

employees lessons in playingguitar on Fridays

Marguerite Chandler,president ofEdmar, Inc., inBound Brook New Jersey,stocked theemployee

lounge with comedy tapes,put up a humor bulletinboard, and subscribed to asoftware service thatprovides a joke a day toemployees.

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Serious Ways to Have Fun at Work

Toys & Props Funny pictures

Cartoon/joke books

Wear a funny hat

Ways to Have Fun list Dance down the hall

Crayons & coloring books Happy colors

Play with your problems

Its not He who has the most toys wins. Its He who

has the most time to play with his toys and the most

fun playing with them who wins.

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Less Serious Ways to Have Fun

Ideas for the team:

Show & Tell

Theme Dress Days

To Do list of the dones

Bowling in the office

Button: Save time,

see it my way

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IF YOUR WORKLOAD GETS TOO MUCH...

THINK OF HOW TO BALANCEYOUR LIFE!

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1. How do you put a giraffe in a refrigerator?

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Open the refrigerator, put in thegiraffe and close the door.

This question tests whether you

tend to do simple things in an overlycomplicated way.

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2. How do you put an elephant in a

refrigerator?

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Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant

and close the door.

WRONG!

Open the refrigerator, take out the

giraffe, put in the elephant and close the

door.

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3. The Lion King is hosting an animal

conference. All the animals attend except

one. Which animal does not attend?

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The elephant.

The elephant is in the refrigerator.

This answer tests your memory.

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4. There is a river you must cross. But it is

inhabited by crocodiles. How do youmanage it?

You swim across.

All the crocodiles are attending the animal

conference.

This answer tests whether you learn

uickly from your mistakes.

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