From the Publisher
Are you enjoying your work? Do you get up every morning looking forward to go to work? Do you come home from work content? At the end of the day, do you feel satisfied that you accomplished some good deeds? If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider yourself extremely lucky. If you answered no, you need to read and apply some of the ideas discussed in this book. Apply just a few of them and you will realize the difference within a few minutes.
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From the Author
Research proves that fun, playfulness, and laughter boost the body’s production of endorphins, natural chemicals that combat fatigue and promote health and creativity. The serious benefits of fun have been well established.
** David J. Abramis, Ph.D., is one of the leading psychologists who led research projects in the area of fun and humor in work environment. Dr. Abramis concluded that when compared to people who do not find fun in their work, employees who do find fun or create fun at work report they are:
1. Less anxious, less depressed, more satisfied with their jobs and with their lives in general, more convinced that other people have fun at work, 2. More motivated by their work, 3. More creative at work, 4. Better able to meet job demands and less likely to be absent or late to work.
** Robert Levering, Milton Moscowitz and Michael Katz give many examples of playfulness and fun in "The Hundred Best Companies to Work for in America”.
** Other experts have also recommended laughter, jokes and joy in general as essential tools of management for defusing tension, making meetings more productive and improving creativity.
** Research supports the idea that fun at work can be especially beneficial to creativity. Psychologist Alice Isen and her colleagues at the University of Maryland, found that people who “felt good” after seeing a humorous film solved problems more creatively. Similarly, Mary Ann Glyn, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Yale University, discovered that people who see problems as games come up with more creative solutions than those who consider the same problems as work.
** A survey by Hodge-Cronin & Associates found that 98% of 737 CEOs preferred job candidates with a sense of humor over those without.
Read this book and apply some of practical fun ideas and improve your productivity, quality of life, and the morale of those around you.
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