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Ways to put the fun back in your business.

Publication: Making it Work
Publication Date: 20-FEB-01 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Clients in my consulting practice frequently want to talk to me about how to put the fun back into their business. The former CEO of Avis Rental Car once wrote, "If you're not here to have fun and make a profit, why are you here?" Since the seventies, a number of studies have proven that when workers are having fun they are more productive. Customers notice a positive work environment and enjoy doing business with positive employees. Managers in a fun workplace are much less likely to make poor decisions under duress.

So how come so few businesses have actually attained this kind of work environment? Fuzzy expectations, indirect communications, and a...

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