| Humor at Work |
ISSUE 623 - Mar. 23, 2016 |
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The Good, The Okay, and The Ugh-ly |
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Face it - there are always parts of your job that you're not going to be crazy about, that's a given. But here's a simple team exercise to at least take a stab at minimizing the "ugh-ly" parts of your work. Have a team meeting where everyone writes down the parts of their job they most enjoy, the parts that they find just okay, and
the parts they really dislike. Sharing everyone's favorite parts of work can be highly motivating because it reminds everyone of the good stuff and reminds everyone to be grateful for the good parts. The second reason to do this is (and this has happened when I've led teams through the exercise) is to see if there is any potential for rejigging duties at a team level - you'd be amazed at how often a colleague loves doing what you hate doing - so if there are creative ways of swapping
certain duties, then this exercise can function as a bit of a "chore swap."
And the third reason to do this: by sharing the "ugh" parts of your work at a team level, you might raise issues that other colleagues can offer solutions to that will help minimize the ughly-ness. It may even be something a colleague is inadvertently doing that's contributing to the stress related to that piece of your work. And by bringing it up at a team level you can also use the opportunity to brainstorm creative solutions to make the ugh-ly parts a little more
attractive.
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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A simple contest to help everyone flex their funny bone: Since March 27 is Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day, hold a contest for the best made up quirky country song title that ties into your workplace or profession.
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Cowboy Wisdom of the Week |
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If you haven't fallen of a horse then you haven't been ridin' long enough.
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It's a Wacky World |
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March 27 is official Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day, so to celebrate here are a few quirky titles...
- She Got the Goldmine, I Got the Shaft
- You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
- Did I Shave My Legs For THIS?
- She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy
- I Changed Her Oil, She Changed My Life
- I Keep Forgettin' I Forgot About You
- Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth 'Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye
- If Love Were Oil, I'd Be A Quart Low
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