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The Fun Factor Making People Excited About What They Are Doing |
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By Vadim Kotelnikov, Founder, Ten3 BUSINESS e-COACH Innovation Unlimited, 1000ventures.com
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"Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to motivate themselves." Herman Cain |
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"Leading a big company means never allowing a company to take itself too seriously." Jack Welch
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A Big Element of Your Business Strategy As business today is about passion and winning and creating new things, fun has become a big element in the business strategy of many highly successful businesses. No one should have a job they don't enjoy. "If you don't wake up energized and excited about tackling a new set of challenges, then you might be in the wrong job."3 10 Rules for Building a Successful Business By: Sam Walton, Founder of Wal-Mart
12 Breakthrough Management Ideas for the New Economy Source: Harvard Economic Review Executive summary by Anastasia Bibikova. The best ideas related to the practice of management. If you know somebody has used them, dont try to repeat. Simply consider them, debate them and let them inspire your own thinking!... 10. Laughter the Best Consultant: You can learn a lot about the company by paying attention to its humor. Very often people tell jokes as a way of revealing uncomfortable truths... More 10 Roles of an Inspirational Leader
18 Leadership Lessons from Colin Powell
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not
themselves, those who work hard and
play hard...
More Making Your Customers Laugh Why would people want buy from you if they don't enjoy doing so? Making what you have to sell fun to buy is simply taking the whole process one step further. "If you can make your customers laugh, and excite them with your vision of what life can be, they are not going to walk into your outlets, but run into them. Running a successful business should be fun for you, and there's every reason why you should be able to communicate that sense of fun to your customers. Certainly, if you aren't having fun, you probably aren't running a successful business."1 Case in Point Canon The six guidelines of the Canon Production System (CPS) are:
Case in Point Silicon Valley
Do you really want to know what is deep inside, at the core
of Silicon Valley and what makes is tick? "The truth is ... it's a ball!
Hard work combined with hard play at every level, from executive down and
back up again." People don't only work hard, but also have a lot of
fun at the same time. And they are not just having fun, but planning it and
making it part of their culture. This is the spirit that truly enables
relentless innovation and creates innovation-adept culture. Case in Point Ten3 Business e-Coach Life- and business-related jokes, humorous quotes and cartoons make a great part of Ten3 Business e-Coach. Google ranks Ten3 Business e-Coach #1 for both "Smart Executive" and "Prostitute Parrots."
Innovation-adept Culture... Creativity Management... Idea Management... The Power of Experimentation... Freedom To Fail... Employee Satisfaction... Building Trust... Case in Point Wall-Mart... Case in Point GE... Case in Point IDEO... Case in Point Michael Dell... Case in Point Oxygen Learning Making Learning Fun... Case in Point Creative Customer Service in a Furniture Shop...
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