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ISSUE 811 - Feb. 26, 2020 |
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May the Farce Be With You Every Day |
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"We promote fun and laughter on a daily basis!"
This is one of the core values of the billion dollar tech company Convirgint. Founded in 2001, the company was built on a foundation of humor as a core principle. The founders believed that if the senior leadership team invested in creating a culture steeped in fun and camaraderie, a winning business strategy would follow. And based on their phenomenal growth, they were right!
To help create their culture, they decided on five values based on what the company would commit to (detailed in five 'we' statements) and five values expressing what individual employees would be willing to commit to (expressed in five 'I' statements).
When it comes to adding fun into the mix, the leaders definitely model their values out loud. If you check out the photos posted on the culture page of their website you can see how much fun they bring to work (bringing your culture to life through photos is a great thing to do, incidentally). The leadership team has dressed up as crew members of the Star Trek Enterprise and once showed up at work on a family fun day dressed as Alice Cooper, Obi-Wan Kenobe and the Cookie Monster!
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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Add "Fishbowl Fridays" to your workplace. Have a large fishbowl (okay, so a large hat or bucket works, but then you lose out on the alliteration!) where employees toss in names on slips of paper of any coworker who did something particularly memorable or exceeded their expectations for internal customer service. Then, each Friday afternoon, have a draw from the fishbowl and recognize the
winning draw with a small, fun prize. It's an easy and fun way to remind everyone to appreciate their coworkers, and encourage everyone to be more service-focused and thoughtful with their workplace interactions.
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Quote of the Week |
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"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers
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It's a Wacky World |
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We are leaping into March this weekend, so the March theme days are up on the website, including...
March 1: World Compliment Day
March 3: What if Cats & Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day
March 4: March Forth and Do Something Day
March 5: Name Tag Day
March 6: Employee Appreciation Day
March 9: Fill Our Staplers Day
March 10: International Day of Awesomeness
March 13: Blame Someone Else Day
March 14: Pi Day
March 18: Awkward Moments Day
March 20: International Day of Happiness
March 22: International Goof Off Day
March 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
March 30: Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day
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Leading With Laughter
Mike is quoted in the Forbes article: 10 Reasons Why Humor is a Key to Success
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