Bring Local Artists in to Your Workplace For an Injection of Inspiration and Fun – It’s a Win for You and Your Community!
I think this is a fabulous idea that’s truly a win/win for your community and for your company: Bring local artists in to add some fun, creativity, and inspiration into your workplace. There’s no shortage of things you could try or artists that you could...
Why Would Anyone Outsource Their Happiness? Take Ownership of Your Motivation at Work
I can’t believe I was asked the question – “Isn’t it my bosses job to make me happy?” And it wasn’t the first time! How can anyone over the age of 12 think that someone else should be responsible for their own happiness or...
10 Great Reminders of Things That Don’t Require Any Special Talent or Skill
It’s hard to build a rocking great, inspiring, fun workplace culture if you don’t have colleagues who “play nice.” I often write about the need for everyone to be a “good neighbor” with their coworkers at work, and so much of that...
Avoid Customer Service Roulette By Enlisting Your Customer Service Heroes
Have you ever played customer service roulette? We’ve all done it. Watch my video below for one tip on how you can lower the odds and stop gambling with success in your business! Remember, you’re only as good as your weakest customer service link, so you...Leadership Lessons: Truth, Lies and Humor?
I just finished reading A Higher Loyalty – Truth, Lies, and Leadership, by former FBI Director James Comey. If you can set your personal political beliefs aside (as Comey points out, he managed to seriously irk both sides of the political hedge), then I...
Random Coffee Dates Build Relationships, Break Barriers and Jump Start Creative Ideas
In this fun at work tip (#2 of 1,001), I talk about a very simple idea some companies are doing with tremendous success: Random coffee dates. Simple. Fun. Effective. The video is only 1 minute, so seriously, you have no excuse not to watch it – you can watch...
Three Reasons Your Business Needs to Embrace Humor at Work and Take Humor Seriously!
Why does humor in the workplace matter? Why can any workplace benefit from more humor at work? Why take humor seriously in business? These are the questions I get asked most often from journalists – and for good reason. It’s all too easy to dismiss humor...
The Four Keys to a Successful Workplace Culture That Drives Business Results
Great workplace cultures don’t happen by accident. You can’t fake a great workplace and you can’t buy your culture at Costco. You need to focus intentionally on building your workplace culture. As someone who has researched great workplaces around...


