| Humor at Work |
ISSUE 729 - May 30, 2018 |
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Where are Your Priorities? |
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Inc. magazine polled executives at six hundred companies, asking them to guess what percentage of their employees could name the top three priorities in their company. The executives predicted 64% of employees would know their priorities, but it turned out only a dismal 2% of their employees knew what the top priorities
were! Ouch. How do you think your workplace would fare? I'd challenge you to do a similar poll, and if you do, please let me know the results!
Inspiring workplaces and leaders are passionate about making sure everyone understands why their company exists and where they are headed. They tell and retell stories that connect employees to their purpose. They use every speech, every meeting, and every opportunity to hammer their priorities home. They paint their purpose and priorities on their walls, carve it into stone (literally), and tattoo it to their foreheads (okay, this may be a slight
exaggeration). They use artifacts, such as giant-sized objects or sculptures, to constantly remind employees of their priorities and reinforce the importance of their overarching purpose.
Whether it's a relentless obsession with exceptional customer service, workplace safety, or innovation, what are you doing at a personal level to remind yourself why you go to work each day? And what is your team doing to make sure your purpose and priorities are so ingrained you can almost see them tattooed on each other's forehead?
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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Friday, June 1st is official Leave the Office Early Day (you may or may not want to check in with the boss on this one), which reminds me of a theme day one of my clients holds: Fishbowl Fridays. Everyone's name goes into a fishbowl and each Friday they draw one name to see who gets released from their office fishbowl early. They continue until everyone's had a chance and then all the names go
back into the fishbowl. It's a great theme day to try out at least for the summer!
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Quote of the Week |
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“Give a good idea to a mediocre team and they’ll find a way to screw it up. Give a mediocre idea to a good team, and they’ll find a way to make it better. The goal needs to be to get the team right.” Ed Catmull, Pixar
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It's a Wacky World |
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June is Audio Book Appreciation Month, Effective Communications Month, International Surf Music Month, and Smile Month! Here's something to smile about: I've posted the June theme days on the website, including such
notables as:
June 1: Say Something Nice Day, Doughnut Day & Leave the Office Early Day!
June 4: TGIM Day (Thank God It's Monday!) and Hug Your Cat Day
June 9: World Bike Naked Day
June 16: World Juggling Day
June 18: Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Day
June 19: World Sauntering Day
June 20: Hike With a Geek Day
June 21: Recess at Work Day
June 22: Take Your Dog to Work Day
June 25: PLEASE Take My Children to Work Day!
June 27: Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
June 29: Drive Your Corvette to Work Day
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Cost-Savings to Hear Mike Speak and Help YOU Achieve Outrageous Results In Your Workplace
Vancouver: June 21 (HUGE savings!)
Europe: June 27-July 11
Montreal: Sept. 4-6
Vancouver: Sept. 22-25
Winnipeg: Oct 15-16
Speaking of Humor
Watch my interview (4 minutes) with the world's only "stand-up economist" Yoram Bauman on how humor can help get a serious message across.
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