Over the years, I have discovered that the difference is not just applicable to the good times, but to the environment, created by the senior executives, that filters throughout the organization.\u00a0 Every time, a corporate work culture encouraging humor causes employees to enjoy their work, spend more time with associates, and laugh many more times through the day.<\/p>\n
One of my most memorable stories about workplace fun<\/strong><\/p>\n At one point in our mutual careers, my brother located his growing architectural practice just a mile from my record company in West Hollywood, California.\u00a0 I would visit his office and immediately notice an atmosphere of \u201cjoyous creativity\u201d throughout the organization.\u00a0 Every cubicle was decorated with whimsical drawings, posters, kid\u2019s creativity, and more.\u00a0 As I walked through the facility, I could hear laughter emanating from cubicles, almost constant as a background song of simple joy at work.<\/p>\n [Email readers, continue here…]<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 Those visits were wonderful times to recharge my batteries, and I was not even a part of the company.\u00a0 Imagine how they affected the attitude and creativity of those working there.\u00a0 Think of how clients loved to associate with their counterparts in such an environment.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not easy to create and maintain such a workplace <\/strong><\/p>\n Try as I could to reproduce such an environment, my company was too spread out, the background noises of manufacturing too loud to make the same environment possible.\u00a0 The best I could do was touch individuals and small groups with that same joy of the journey, adding humorous opportunities for lightening up as often as possible.<\/p>\n But after all these years, I will never forget the magic of that architectural office, and how much everyone there wanted not to let it ever slip away.<\/p>\n Take every opportunity to lighten up, to ease the often-self-imposed pressures of constant work, to unlock more of the creativity of your workforce through the use of appropriate humor.\u00a0 What a lift that brings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever noticed how slow time passes when you are in a troubled environment?\u00a0 Conversely, sometimes you look up at the end of a great day and wonder where the time went. It\u2019s driven from the top Over the … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fun-at-work-300x190.jpg\")
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