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    Boost Morale with anInjection of Fun!

    ASTPHND

    2006 Annual Meeting

    Seattle, WA

    Facilitated by

    Beth Hannley

    Catalyst Consulting, Inc.

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    Describe the benefit of a positive work environment

    List twelve questions to assess employee satisfaction

    Identify 3 strategies to increase employee satisfaction

    Identify three ways to inject fun into the workplace

    List 3 ways to inject fun into work

    Laugh with vigor in public

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    1. Think about the Specific People Involved

    2.Lead by Example

    3.Have fun Take Risks

    4.Change Takes Time

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    1. Fun is energizing

    2. Happy employees = productive employees

    3. Happy employees = Happy customers4. Recruit and retain good employees

    5. Happier employees come to work more!

    6. A hearty laugh burns up 3.5 calories

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    Find someone who:

    Can juggle

    Dated someone who is now famous Has the same color eyes as you have.

    Has been married to the same person for 20+years

    Has been to the Super Bowl or to an Inaugural Ball.

    Sings in a choir or plays a musical instrument

    Has lived outside the US for more than a year

    Has seen the same movie at least five times Likes to ski, fish or snowshoe.

    Sketches, paints, knits or weaves.

    Has hit a home run or a hole-in-one

    Has owned his/her own business

    Has written a book or plans to.

    Has three or more children

    Can speak two languages Is owned by two or more cats

    Has climbed a mountain.

    Is left-handed

    Ballroom dancesfun or competition

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    Purpose:Meet people in a different way

    Have fun

    Example:Find someone who juggles

    Get his/her autograph

    Sign up to 3 lines/page

    Object:

    Autograph for each line

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    Working with a partner, share a story of fun at work

    Tell about at time that was particularly fun at work.

    What was the high point of this time? What made itfun?

    OR

    Talk about a working relationship that is especiallyfun. How did this relationship develop? What do youmost appreciate about this person?

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    Does a positive work environment make adifference in business results?

    So, Gallup surveyed..

    105,000 Employees

    2500 Business Units in 24 Companies

    12 Industries, including healthcare

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    Twelve questions linked to business results: Profitability,

    Productivity, Customer Satisfaction,

    Employee Retention

    The Manager is key

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    1. Do I know what is expected of me at work?

    2. Do I have the materials and equipment I need todo my job right?

    3. At work, do I have the opportunity to do what Ido best everyday?

    4. In the last seven days, have I received recognitionor praise for doing good work?

    5. Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem tocare about me as a person?

    6. Is there someone at work who encourages my

    development?

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    7. At work, do my opinions seem to count?

    8. Does the mission/purpose of my company make mefeel my job is important?

    9. Are my co-workers committed to doing quality work?

    10. Do I have a best friend at work?

    11. In the last six months, has someone at work talkedwith me about my progress?

    12. This last year, have I had opportunities at work tolearn and grow?

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    1. Know what is expected of me at work?

    2. Have the materials and equipment I need to do myjob right?

    3. Opportunity to do what I do best everyday?

    4. Recognition or praise in the last seven days?

    5. Supervisor, or someone at work, cares about me?

    6. Someone encourages my development?

    Source: Marcus Buckingham, First, Break All The Rules

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    Making fun work

    Take yourself lightly

    Be sincere Think small and simple

    Practice relevant humor

    Practice safe humor

    Hire for humor Make fun a priority

    Source: Paul Hawken

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    Smiling makes you happier

    Women smile 8 more times a day than men do

    People like and trust you if you smile

    People can hear you smile.

    Smiling cools the brainfrowning heats

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    Were too busy

    It cuts productivity

    Were professionals

    Its not my style

    No budget

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    1. Smile2. Eat3. Tell jokes4. Casual Friday

    5. Dress up for Halloween6. Post cartoons on doors, bulletin

    boards7. Celebrate birthdays and

    anniversaries

    8. Group outing9. Dance the Macarena or Electric

    Slide

    10. ?????

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    1. On an index card, brieflydescribe your favorite way to

    inject fun at work

    2. Print or Write legibly

    7-5-35 Exercise

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    Round One1. Exchange cards with five people.

    2. Find a partner

    3. Compare the ideas on the cards you have4. Score the ideas by splitting 7 points betweenthe two cards. (7-0, 6-1, 5-2, 4-3) 7=High

    5. Write the score for each card on its back

    7-5- 35 Exercise

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    Round Two1. Exchange cards with five people.

    2. Find a partner

    3. Compare the ideas on the cards you have4. Score the ideas by splitting 7 points

    between the two cards. (7-0, 6-1, 5-2, 4-3)

    5. Write the score for each card on its back

    7-5- 35 Exercise

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    Repeat for Rounds Three, Four,and Five

    At the end of Round Five, add up all thepoints on the back of the card youreholding. Maximum is 35 points

    (7 points X 5 rounds = 35)

    7-5- 35 Exercise

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    How can you inject fun into your work?

    HiringOrientation

    Staff meetings

    Celebrating successes

    Recognizing performance

    Training/Communication

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    Include sense of humor in job competencies

    Ask Fun Interview questions:

    Describe a time when you had a lot offun at work

    Tell me about a time when you usedhumor to manage job stress

    Describe your ideal work place

    Look for smiles; listen for fun!

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    Give them a welcome present: eg a keychain fortheir new office keys

    Send them on a scavenger hunt to help learn their

    new teammates and the work area. Give them a buddy

    Create a crossword puzzle with co-workers nameson it.

    Check in at one month, three months

    Are you having fun here?

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    Open with a video. Meetings, Bloody Meetings - with John Cleese

    Celebrate Whats Right With The World

    Old Movie Serials Flash Gordon, Lone Ranger

    Show and Tell Time Chance to share success

    Use Icebreaker questions:

    If you could have fifty pounds of anything, what would it be?

    What was your first job? Strangest? Most fun? Bring toys to play with

    Crayons, paper airplanes, bubbles

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    Graffiti Board

    Think Outside the Box Lunch

    Photoshop staff pictures into yourpresentation.

    Create a Mirth Committee

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    Soon

    Sincere

    Specific

    Personal

    Positive Proactive

    Source: Bob Nelson, 1001 Ways to Recognize Employees

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    Pay for the guy behind you

    Do the 3oclock spin

    Leave voice mails in character a historicalfigure or TV/Movie character

    Think Outside the Box Lunch

    Photoshop staff pictures into yourpresentation.

    Silly Socks and Terrible Ties

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    Office and Meeting Toys

    Coloring books

    Play-Doh

    Kaleidoscopes

    Bubbles

    Nerf ball

    Post-it notesPuzzles

    Prisms

    Crayons/markers

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    1001 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob Nelson

    Fun WorksCreating Places Where People Love to Work by

    Leslie Yerkes

    Managing to Have Fun: How Fun at Work Can Motivate Your

    Employees, Inspire Your Coworkers, and Boost Your Bottom

    Line by Matt Weinstein

    Fun and Gains: Motivate and Energize Staff with WorkplaceGames, Contests and Activities by Carolyn Greenwich

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    Looking for even more fun ideas? Check out these

    websites about laughter and play:

    Matt Weinstein: www.playfair.com

    Bernie DeKoven: www.deepfun.com

    Joel Goodman: www.humorproject.com

    Allen Klein: www.allenklein.com

    Clifford Kuhn, M.D.: www.humorbeing.com

    http://www.playfair.com/http://www.deepfun.com/http://www.humorproject.com/http://www.allenklein.com/http://www.humorbeing.com/http://www.humorbeing.com/http://www.allenklein.com/http://www.humorproject.com/http://www.deepfun.com/http://www.playfair.com/

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    Great way to close (or open) a meeting

    For a full minute, continuously repeat thefollowing sound..

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    Beth Hannley

    Catalyst Consulting, Inc.

    Mill Creek, Washington

    [email protected]