How Can I Have More Fun at Work? Asking For a Friend Video- Dr. Bob Nelson

Practical Ideas for Having More Fun at Work

In this week’s Asking For a Friend, I interview Dr. Bob Nelson. author of Work Made Fun Gets Done, and discuss how to have more fun at work!

Dos and Dont’s For Fun at WorkDo… Be playful; choose to have fun. Be open & flexible. Experiment; try new things Learn, refine & reapply.Be patient.Don’t…Force fun on others.Be rigid and predictable. Don’t dictate what is funKeep doing the same things.Overlook learning from fun things you’ve tried.Give up/: Don’t give up.Highlights from the Conversation with Dr. Bob Nelson:55 the importance of doing this right – do’s and don’ts1:25 Don’t wait around for someone else to do the fun thing. Give yourself permission to have fun at work.2:21 Don’t put someone on the spot or have fun at someone else’s expense.2:41 Forced fun doesn’t tend to work.What if Your Boss is Anti-Fun?4:00 What if your boss is anti-fun? Sometimes just do it. “Best places to work” designations usually include a high percentage of employees thinking it’s a fun place to work.7:00 Specific ways you can make your own fun at work include music, chatting with someone else, etc.12:05 Getting a team who feels their job is so stressful to get into an attitude of fun i.e. praise barrage – name people and have others call out positive things they like about that person15:25 Avoid the boring, typical, repetitive stuff (i.e. just the birthday cake in the break room)15:55 Bringing “Eeyores” into the fun; showing concern and attention to mental health.18:20 Ideas to mix things up to have fun at work in the virtual environment – house tour, pet introductions, send happy hour kits, sharing what is going well22:10 Favorite fun at work moments26:03 Make it a process28:55 It is contagious and it does not need to cost a lot of money.30:28 More about Dr. Nelson’s book.

Your turn. What would you add? How do you create a more fun workplace culture?

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