Make Serious Work Fun – Leadership Freak

Make Serious Work Fun

You can’t mandate enjoyable. But staff in enjoyable environments are 3X extra prone to report well-being (Great Place To Work®).

Leaders are too severe. Show me one who performs, and I’ll present you a workforce that loves their work.

A mischievous leprechaun lives in our home. He just lately put a candy potato in my espresso cup. (See: Blame: It Was a Leprechaun)

Leverage Leprechaun Power:

Our leprechaun injects power into routine duties. He’s innocent. He strikes espresso cups to remind us he’s watching.

Playful mischief reveals individuals you’re considering of them. It sparks creativity and lifts moods.

Leaders want leprechaun energy!

Hire playful individuals:

In your subsequent job interview strive asking:

• When did you final play?
• What does play appear like for you?
• How did you carry play to your final workforce?

Power tip: Host a 20-minute session on turning into a office leprechaun.

Bonus: Let the fun-lover in your workforce plan the subsequent off-site.

Give foolish awards:

Create a month-to-month touring award.

Give a roll of duct tape to an individual who helps the workplace run easily. Pass it to a different particular person subsequent month.

Name a “Leprechaun of the Month.” Frame a certificates. Give a restaurant reward card.

Begin conferences with humor:

Ask deep questions like:

• If your life was a film proper now, what’s the title?
• What two phrases greatest describe your 16-year-old self?
• If your subsequent work mission was meals, what wouldn’t it be?

Bonus: Tell tales the place you’re the punchline.

How would possibly a leprechaun carry the useless to life in your group?

What prevents leaders from main enjoyable?