I was at my estate planner/will attorney today. She and I have known one another since I met Ilene so we are talking 18 years. Consequently, after we finished the business portion of the meeting we schmoozed a bit. Eventually she asked what I was up to. I replied by pulling out a SMF business card and handing it her. She broke out in a great big smile and continued to grin as I related the history of my fascination (obsession?) with having fun at work.
And when I finished I looked her right in the eye and said "You have just had a fun in the workplace moment. Enjoy!"
My point is that fun in the workplace can be that easy. My best friend accomplishes this same great deed by wearing Hawaiian shirts to his office on Friday, hereafter known to his team as Hula Hula Fridays. He is a senior Vice President and as serious about work as anyone I know, but he knows that it relaxes him and his co-workers and colleagues (and bosses) when he arrives in one of splendiferous shirts.
Fun in the workplace - it doesn't have to be - and shouldn't be - work!
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