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ISSUE 681 - May 31, 2017 |
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Does Your Vision Include Fun? |
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I'm not sure the world needs more vision and mission statements and here's why: The vast majority of them are uninspiring and meaningless. Of the hundreds of vision statements I come across each year, maybe two get my motor running, and you'd think if it's something as important as defining a vision for the future of your company (or your
own career for that matter) it should be, you know...inspiring!
When facilitating leadership workshops where the leaders are from a range of companies I've sometimes done a very revealing exercise: I've printed out their respective vision statements and challenged them to go find their own...and sadly, many leaders couldn't!
While we don't need more uninspiring and meaningless vision statements, we most definitely do need visionaries. We need leaders who can co-create an inspiring vision for the future and passionately articulate and champion that vision in a meaningful way. And why not, as many companies have done, encourage all employees to create their own personal inspiring vision declaration defining how they want their own life and career to evolve? And
when we do put pen to paper to define our vision, make sure it speaks to the heart using everyday language...which is why I love Virgin Airline's mission statement:
Everybody wants the next great thing.
Even us.
So we are a music store, who became an airline, who became a soft drink company, who became over 200 different businesses all over the planet united by one simple common thought:
We want to do what's never been done before.
We want to create stuff that's valuable.
And honest.
And is worth making in the first place.
We want to have fun while we're doing it.
And we want our competitors to find us really, completely irritating!
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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June 1st is official Say Something Nice Day! So why not use the occasion to create a "Say Something Nice Board" (in your office or a virtual one) where people can publicly post their positive comments about anyone or anything at work they'd like to publicly acknowledge...in a nice way.
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Quote of the Week |
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“Humor gathers people. Humor doesn’t pursue, it pulls.” Terry O’Reilly
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It's a Wacky World |
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Can you believe June is tomorrow? Look how the time flies when we're having fun! June is Adopt-a-Cat Month, Bathroom Reading Month, Smile Month and Surf Music Month. I've posted the usual array of fun June theme days, including such notables as:
June 1: Say Something Nice Day
June 2: Leave the Office Early Day
June 6: Yo Yo Day
June 15: Recess at Work Day
June 17: World Juggling Day
June 19: World Sauntering Day
June 21: Daylight Appreciation Day
June 23: Eat at a Food Truck Day
June 26: PLEASE Take My Children to Work Day
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Cost-Savings to Bring Mike in to Speak
"Need to See Mom Special" for Kelowna/Penticton, B.C.
Toronto: June 20
Toronto: Sept. 7-12
Cleveland: Sept. 24-25
Montreal: Nov. 23 or 25
Ottawa: Dec. 11-13
New Zealand: Feb. 20 - Mar. 5, 2018
Smoother Sailing During Challenging Times Mike offers some great suggestions on How to Build a More Resilient Culture
Do You Trust Me?
Trust affects every aspect of your workplace culture and customer service. Mike is leading a webinar on the critical topic of workplace trust on Wednesday, June 7. For details cruise over to Building a Culture of Trust
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