There’s just something about that back-to-school timeframe that makes us want to get back on our grind—in a good way. Hustling. Motivated. Ready to crush it.
September is the perfect time to reengage your employees — here’s why.
Topics: Office Culture, Play, Productivity, Back to School
The company event planning calendar for PEOPLE WHO GET STUFF DONE
You’ve got a million things going on. You’re on other committees. You’ve got sales in the pipeline. And that’s on top of your regular day-to-day work. Planning the picnic or holiday party isn’t exactly in your job description.
Topics: Office Culture, Event Planning, Productivity, Calendar, Corporate Event Planning
A smarty’s guide to picking teams
Do you have an upcoming company event planned which involves breaking the company into teams? Nervous about how that might shake out? Don’t worry. We got you covered.
Topics: Office Culture, Play, Team, Company Retreats
Holidays in August? Nope, but it’s time to start planning.
Step away from the tinsel. Turn off the holiday playlist. And whatever you do, do NOT say one word about S-N-O-W. We know ’tis NOT quite the season just yet, but the companies that are really on top of their game are already making their holiday party plans. And we’re here to help make yours the most meaningful, impactful holiday party you’ve ever had.
Topics: Office Culture, Event Planning, Holiday, Holiday Party
3 Reasons the best ideas come when we’re outside the office
Your idea might be half baked, but it also might be fully genius. So you ask the bartender for a pen, scribble it down on a bar napkin, and continue laughing with friends over a cocktail. You never really know when the muse will visit, which is why the “back of the napkin idea” has become a universal adage.
Topics: Office Culture, Play, Creativity, Innovation, Ideas
5 days, 5 ways: How to make PLAY a part of your work week
Why is it that people dread the work week so much?
They complain about having a “case of the Mondays.” Wednesday comes with the burden of getting over the humpday. By Friday, everyone seems to be just thanking unseen forces for gracing us with the fortitude to survive another five days before retreating to our respective escapes on the weekend. #ThankOprahItsFriday.
Topics: Office Culture, Play at Work, Productivity, Employee Engagement, Fun at Work
Easy as 1, 2, 3, 4: How to add PLAY to your company learning
Wanna know what fun is? The president at the last agency I worked at used to throw candy at employees when they answered her trivia questions at all hands meetings.
Read MoreTopics: Office Culture, Play, Play at Work, Education, Training