Inspiring Workplaces: Happiness is a Warm Puppy

Published: Wed, 04/19/17

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Humor at Work ISSUE 675 - Apr. 19, 2017
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      Happiness is a Warm Puppy
   
  It's time for another gluten-free, pine-scented edition of random musings...
  • Research from Fabio Sala found that executives ranked as "outstanding" by their bosses used humor more than twice as often as executives ranked average.
  • Two of the top predictors of a positive employee response on surveys asking whether they work at a great company are when employees agree with these two statements: "We work as a close-knit team" and "I have fun at work."
  • Research cited in the book Personality at Work by Ron Warren suggests that high-performing teams differ from poor-performing teams in one key way: High-performing teams ask lots of questions, whereas mediocre teams rarely ask questions.
  • If you want to feel and sound more confident during your phone conversations - stand up! 
  • One word can make a big difference: When a hospital changed their signs from "Hand hygiene prevents you from catching diseases" to "Hand hygiene prevents patients from catching diseases," employees washed their hands 10% more often and used 45% more soap and gel.
  • A study by Deborah Wells found that watching cute animals on video lowers our blood pressure and heart rate in less than a minute. Perhaps a few kitten and puppy posters around your office might help with those bad hair days?
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    Mike's Fun at Work Tip
 
If you want to create a fun, offbeat name for a team building event or you just want an alternative, offbeat secret name for your team, try this Team Name Generator on for size, where you can generate team names such as The Mad Vikings, The Hopping Purple Penguins, or Ravishing World Porcupines.
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“Always make brainstorming playful: Play makes it safe to think differently." Ayse Birsel
 
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    It's a Wacky World
 
A few laws that seemingly rule the universe. (What laws would make sense in your workplace?")
Law of Biomechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.
The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
Law of the Alibi - If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.
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