Creating an Inspiring, Positive Workplace Culture, More or Less

Jan 12, 2018 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

Here’s a very simple exercise to try at your next team meeting or employee retreat: Have a fast and furiously energetic brainstorm over what you need more of and what you need less of in your workplace. Your goal isn’t to solve all your issues or create world peace in ten minutes, but doing this…

How to Make Your Workplace Office More Fun

Oct 24, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

So everyone on your team agrees that work would be a heck of a lot better if there was just a little bit more fun every day. And you know the stats. Adding more humor and fun to your office leads to: lower absenteeism rates, lower employee turnover rates, less employee burnout, less stress, less…

Fun Ways to Follow Up With Clients

Oct 20, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

I admit it. I’m not always the best role model when it comes to following up with clients the way I should. In fact, I’ve thought about starting up a support group, so I could stand up and bare my soul: “I’m Mike. And I’m a lousy follower-upper.” Yet I know how critical it is…

Does It Really Take an Employee Engagement Survey to Figure Out What You Should Already Know?

Sep 20, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

Okay, to be clear – I’m not slamming employee engagement surveys. If done right, employee engagement surveys can provide invaluable insights, serve as a scorecard to see whether you’re trending in the right direction or not, and offer employees one more opportunity to feel like they have a voice in the future of your organization.…

Nerds Rule the Roost in this Inspiring Workplace

Sep 14, 2017 | HUMOR AT WORK, Humor in the Workplace Blog

I always love stumbling upon under-the-radar companies that are doing awesomely cool things, like these nerds. (And as a self-identifying nerd, I use this term in a very affectionate way.)

The software development company The Nerdery was recently listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. One of the keys to their success is their phenomenal culture – the founders of The Nerdery made it a goal to build the kind of workplace where they would want to work. A few highlights of their culture:

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,…

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Creating an Inspiring, Positive Workplace Culture, More or Less

How to Make Your Workplace Office More Fun

Fun Ways to Follow Up With Clients

Does It Really Take an Employee Engagement Survey to Figure Out What You Should Already Know?

Nerds Rule the Roost in this Inspiring Workplace

13 Ways to Banish Workplace Boredom

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