o play when something great happens, i.e. a big sale, make budget, or completion of a major project.
9. Dress up on holidays and special occasions. Example: Halloween costumes; if your organization commenced in the seventies, dress in seventies clothes on the anniversary date.
10. Turn your mission statement into a fun statement instead of being boring by having employees recite while dancing the Macarena or convertinWhile training and observing groups as a corporate trainer and team builder over the past few years, I am always amazed at how a group of strangers gel and become a team in a matter of hours. Groups on teambuilding retreats can become closer to each other in one day than some people do in years of working with each other in offices. The major reason I attribute the success of these groups to and the way they gel is the use of “fun”.

Plato said ”you can learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Fun is also a great way to increase employee retention, sales, motivate and inspire your employees. Who ever said that “we keep work and play separated” could not be any more wrong about getting things done. Having fun on the job makes an organization more successful. So how can your organization use and implement fun into your culture? Here are fourteen ways to manage to have fun at work:

1. Orient new employees to the office by having them complete a "scavenger hunt". They can meet key people, learn where things are kept, and acquaint them with key functions. The new hire must get a signature or bring something back to get credit for that scavenger hunt assignment.
2. Have an ugly tie or shoe contest just to have a few laughs.
3. Put on a fashion show when it is time to choose new uniforms.
4. Have a company picnic or team building retreat.
5. If asking employees to work late, order pizza to their house for dinner.
6. Keep Nerf foam toys around the office for "fun breaks".
7. Give out silly and descriptive job titles such as "King of All Production" or "The Keeper of the Phone Lines".
8. Ring a bell or have a special song to play when something great happens, i.e. a big sale, make budget, or completion of a major project.
9. Dress up on holidays and special occasions. Example: Halloween costumes; if your organization commenced in the seventies, dress in seventies clothes on the anniversary date.
10. Turn your mission statement into a fun statement instead of being boring by having employees recite while dancing the Macarena or converting

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Plato said ”you can learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Fun is also a great way to increase employee retention, sales, motivate and inspire your employees. Who ever said that “we keep work and play separated” could not be any more wrong about getting things done. Having fun on the job makes an organization more successful. So how can your organization use and implement fun into your culture? Here are fourteen ways to manage to have fun at work:

1. Orient new employees to the office by having them complete a "scavenger hunt". They can meet key people, learn where things are kept, and acquaint them with key functions. The new hire must get a signature or bring something back to get credit for that scavenger hunt assignment.
2. Have an ugly tie or shoe contest just to have a few laughs.
3. Put on a fashion show when it is time to choose new uniforms.
4. Have a company picnic or team building retreat.
5. If asking employees to work late, order pizza to their house for dinner.
6. Keep Nerf foam toys around the office for "fun breaks".
7. Give out silly and descriptive job titles such as "King of All Production" or "The Keeper of the Phone Lines".
8. Ring a bell or have a special song to play when something great happens, i.e. a big sale, make budget, or completion of a major project.
9. Dress up on holidays and special occasions. Example: Halloween costumes; if your organization commenced in the seventies, dress in seventies clothes on the anniversary date.
10. Turn your mission statement into a fun statement instead of being boring by having employees recite while dancing the Macarena or convertin

o your culture? Here are fourteen ways to manage to have fun at work:

1. Orient new employees to the office by having them complete a "scavenger hunt". They can meet key people, learn where things are kept, and acquaint them with key functions. The new hire must get a signature or bring something back to get credit for that scavenger hunt assignment.
2. Have an ugly tie or shoe contest just to have a few laughs.
3. Put on a fashion show when it is time to choose new uniforms.
4. Have a company picnic or team building retreat.
5. If asking employees to work late, order pizza to their house for dinner.
6. Keep Nerf foam toys around the office for "fun breaks".
7. Give out silly and descriptive job titles such as "King of All Production" or "The Keeper of the Phone Lines".
8. Ring a bell or have a special song to play when something great happens, i.e. a big sale, make budget, or completion of a major project.
9. Dress up on holidays and special occasions. Example: Halloween costumes; if your organization commenced in the seventies, dress in seventies clothes on the anniversary date.
10. Turn your mission statement into a fun statement instead of being boring by having employees recite while dancing the Macarena or convertin

br> 3. Put on a fashion show when it is time to choose new uniforms.
4. Have a company picnic or team building retreat.
5. If asking employees to work late, order pizza to their house for dinner.
6. Keep Nerf foam toys around the office for "fun breaks".
7. Give out silly and descriptive job titles such as "King of All Production" or "The Keeper of the Phone Lines".
8. Ring a bell or have a special song to play when something great happens, i.e. a big sale, make budget, or completion of a major project.
9. Dress up on holidays and special occasions. Example: Halloween costumes; if your organization commenced in the seventies, dress in seventies clothes on the anniversary date.
10. Turn your mission statement into a fun statement instead of being boring by having employees recite while dancing the Macarena or convertino play when something great happens, i.e. a big sale, make budget, or completion of a major project.
9. Dress up on holidays and special occasions. Example: Halloween costumes; if your organization commenced in the seventies, dress in seventies clothes on the anniversary date.
10. Turn your mission statement into a fun statement instead of being boring by having employees recite while dancing the Macarena or converting it in to a rhyming rap to repeat at meetings.
11. Create "secret pals" within the office to keep one anther motivated, remember birthdays, and encourage one another.
12. Hang dry erase maker boards around the building. Use them to draw out new ideas, make quick signs, put encouraging statements, and communicate rapidly changing information.
13. Give weekly creative recognition awards, for example: super phone answer of the week, best new idea the week, dressed for success award, the biggest smile of the week; give out silly toys or trinkets with the paper award and watch the smiles and hear the cheers.
14. Try taking your meeting out of the the boardroom. Go outside if it’s a pretty day, or meet at a park if possible.