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13 Ways to Banish Workplace Boredom

Aug 1, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

I’m reading Pierre Burton’s The Arctic Grail, recounting the numerous historic attempts by 19th Century explorers to discover a northwest passage through Arctic waters north of Canada. During these explorations ships routinely had to overwinter in the sea ice in brutal conditions, and while the crews faced numerous threats, from scurvy to starvation to hypothermia,…

Are Your Values Moo-ving Employees?

Jul 28, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream considers themselves to be a “values-led ” business. Co-founder Ben Cohen, in fact, had a saying, “When you go to work in the morning you shouldn’t have to leave your values behind.” OK, sure. We’ve all heard that a thousand times before. Yawn. I mean, seriously, what business DOESN’T make…

Inspiring Teams When They Aren’t All There (In Person, That Is)

Jul 18, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

One of the most frequent questions I get asked is, “Mike, how do you engage, inspire, and motivate people when they work from home or even in another city and you don’t have the same level of interaction with them as your other onsite employees?” (The second most frequent question I get is, “Who cuts…

Fun, Offbeat, Unusual July Theme Days, July Observances & Holidays

Jun 11, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

Here’s a list of some of the fun, wacky, offbeat, unusual, strange holidays and theme days for the month of July, 2025. Celebrating these, recognizing these theme days is a very simple way to bring a little fun and humor into your workplace and create some rituals and traditions to help strengthen your workplace culture.…

Recess at Work Ideas for Your Workplace

Jun 9, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

Thursday, June 16, 2022 is Recess at Work Day, a day to remind people of the importance of taking a fun break at work in order to celebrate and/or be more productive and creative. A few things you can do to celebrate:

Is the Workplace Where Ideas Go to Die?

Feb 3, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

In every survey my company has conducted, every survey I’ve done in leadership or innovation workshops, and most creativity surveys I’ve read, here are the top-5 places people say they come up with their light bulb moments, the top-5 places (in no particular order) everyone says inspiration strikes: In the shower Driving While doing some…

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Mark Breslaw, Human Resources Business Partner, Telus

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Rodney Meadows, Director East Alabama Home Medical

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Natasha Purnell, Chief Culture Officer, Park Insurance

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Kylene Donaldson, Western Financial Group

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Brier Albano, Associate Registrar, Medicine Hat College

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Jolaine Arsenault, Retail Market Analysis and Liaison Specialist, Co-op Atlantic

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Richard Dansereau, President, NAPA Autopro BDG

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Peter Panaritis, President, Brinks Canada Limited

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Tanya Dusyk, Territory Manager, Shell Canada

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Steve Enns, Vice President and General Manager, TGS Harvard Management

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Kevin Walsh, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Showdown Displays

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Mario Bernardi, Executive Director, ClimateCare Co-operative

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Mary Anne Yurkiw, Food Matters Conference Chair

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Janice Vilaca, Program Administrator, Co-operative Education, Wilfred Laurier University

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13 Ways to Banish Workplace Boredom

Are Your Values Moo-ving Employees?

Inspiring Teams When They Aren’t All There (In Person, That Is)

Fun, Offbeat, Unusual July Theme Days, July Observances & Holidays

Recess at Work Ideas for Your Workplace

Is the Workplace Where Ideas Go to Die?

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