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ISSUE 693 - Aug. 30, 2017 |
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The Nerds Rule |
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The software development company The Nerdery was recently listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. One of the keys to their success is their phenomenal culture - the founders of The Nerdery made it a goal to build the kind of workplace where they would want to work. A few highlights of their
culture:
- To foster camaraderie, the company has more than 50 clubs - from knitting to hacky sack and everything in between. Any employee is encouraged to start up a club of their own choosing.
- A weekly Friday after work tradition held in the Nerdatorium, known as Bottlecap, features beer, snacks, show and tell presentations for anyone who wants to demonstrate a new product, a "meet-the newbs" video introducing a new employee, and a video montage of Nerds giving fellow Nerds congrats for a job nerdishly well done.
- They live by the credo "the best idea wins," which means they encourage employees to adopt the attitude that it's not just their privilege to speak up if they have a better idea, it's their responsibility to do so.
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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Last week's issue had two glaring typos, that some of you were kind enough to point out. I'd like to say that I planted them on purpose to see if you were paying attention, but sadly that wasn't the case. It did remind me of a simple fun at work tip: Purposely place a typo in your meeting agenda or any other document you really want your colleagues to read and offer a small prize to the first three people who spot the typo.
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Quote of the Week |
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"I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already." Jerry Lewis (RIP Jerry)
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It's a Wacky World |
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I can't believe September is here either! What happened!? At least there are some fun theme days to look forward to, such as...
September 1: Bring Your Manners to Work Day
September 5: Be Late for Something Day
September 8: Hug Your Boss Day
September 9: Wonderful Weirdos Day
September 13: Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
September 16: Stay Away from Seattle Day (sorry Seattle)
September 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 24: Punctuation Day
September 25: One Hit Wonder Day
September 29: Ask a Stupid Question Day!
For the entire list, mosey on over to September Theme Days.
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Cost-Savings to Bring Mike in to Speak
Kelowna or Penticton, B.C.: October 26 or 27
Toronto: October 9-11
Toronto, Nov. 3 or 6
Montreal: Nov. 23 or 25
Ottawa: December 13,14
New Zealand: Feb.15-20
A Simple Way to Motivate Employees Leadership speaker Merge Gupta-Sunderji (one of three other fabulous speakers Mike will be sharing the stage with at at the Customer Service Leadership Summit in Calgary, November 15) writes about a simple, but effective tip: Employee Motivation Starts With the Why
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