| Inspiring Workplaces |
ISSUE 936 - Aug. 31, 2022 |
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Tasteful Ways to Celebrate Your Flops |
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Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, known for their fun branding and fun workplace culture, isn't afraid to talk about their flops. In fact, they celebrate their flops, as we all should!
Their website proudly highlights their "10 Flavor Flops That We Still Like to Giggle About," including Fred and Ginger, Aloha Macadamia, and Oh Pear.
And why not trumpet your failures? It's a fun way to connect and build trust with your customers, it demonstrates that you are constantly trying new things, and it shows you can laugh at yourself.
But wait, there's more!
At their Vermont headquarters, you can tour their Flavor Graveyard where their "dearly de-pinted" flavors go to die. The graveyard features tombstones adorned with witty, poetic epitaphs for such bygone flavors as Fossil Fuel, Turtle Soup, Bovinity Divinity, and Dastardly Mash. Customers can also vote on which deceased
flavor they would most love to see resurrected.
It's cheeky marketing that helps keep a culture of authenticity, experimentation, and customer engagement alive.
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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Thank you, Heather Dougan from Yukon University, who shared this fun idea with me last week when I was keynoting in fabulous Whitehorse. Heather created a jar of "cookie-less fortunes" - fortune cookie fortunes without the cookies.
The fortunes are funny or inspiring thoughts, such as, "Zoom meetings are SO 2020," "Happiness is an Inside Job," and "Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast!" The fortunes are a great conversation starter and a simple way to add a bit of levity to the day. You could also try a team fortune jar as well, where people can both contribute fortunes and withdraw fortunes from the fortune jar.
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Quote of the Week |
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"Be somebody who makes everyone feel like a somebody."
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Funny Business |
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Where did the summer go? Yes, September is here, so you know the drill: The September theme days are up on the website, including such notables as:
September 1: Random Acts of Kindness Day
September 2: Bring Your Manners to Work Day
September 3: International Bacon Day
September 9: Hug Your Boss Day
September 11: Hug Your Hound Day
September 12: Boss/Employee Exchange Day
September 13: International Chocolate Day
September 16: Stay Away From Seattle Day
September 17: International Country Music Day
September 18: Cheeseburger Day
September 19: Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 20: IT Professionals Day
September 22: Remote Employee Appreciation Day
September 24: Punctuation Day
September 25: One Hit Wonder Day
September 29: International Coffee Day
September 30: Ask a Stupid Question Day!
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