The Fun Minute Manager: Create FUNomenal Results Now Using Fun At Work!
by Bob Pike, CSP, CPAE, Robert C. Ford, PhD, and John Newstrom, PhD
Published by Creative Training Techniques Press
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Reviewed by Carl Dorn
Bob Workman likes his job and the people he works with. But there’s too much stress and too little fun. He’s tired of hearing, “Are we having fun yet?” delivered with sarcasm. In this quick read business fable, Bob meets Dr. Ken Berry, a medical doctor who believes in the physical and mental benefits of fun at work–and he has the research to prove it.
But Bob faces challenges in proving that there is value to the company in allowing, let alone encouraging, fun activities in the workplace. His boss has strong doubts about the value of supporting this notion. But, with the help of friends and colleagues who have made this idea pay off in a nuclear power plant and a hospital, Bob makes the experiment work at his company–big time.
The authors have brilliantly used this fable to share their research and real-world experiences in creating more productive workplaces. They include plenty of checklists, an easy-to-follow process for benchmarking and then documenting results, and additionally they provide more than 100 examples of activities that can be modified and adapted for any organization.
When you can get Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager to write the foreword and Harvey MacKay, author of three New York Times bestselling business books, including Swimming with Sharks Without Getting Eaten Alive, you know you have a business bestseller.
Armchair Interviews says: A must-read book with a must-implement process.
Author’s Web site: http://www.TheFunMinuteManager.com