Meet Bob Workman. Bob likes his job. Bob likes his employees. Bob considers himself a good manager but senses low
morale among his immediate staff members.
In this easy-to-read business fable, a chance encounter transforms Bob s work life as he sets out to discover how fun can revolutionize a worksite and pay big dividends both in morale and return on investment.
Bob discovers that a fun work environment one which lifts people s spirits and reminds them of their value to their managers, their organization, and to each other is a primary need among employees. He sets off on a quest to find ways to create a fun environment and develops a method to produce convincing evidence that creating a fun work environment is worth the time and effort for the company.
Along the way, Bob discovers that fun at work: * reduces stress
* energizes employees and lowers turnover
* improves both employee attitudes and customer satisfaction
* lowers absenteeism and increases productivity
* creates employee loyalty and group cohesiveness
While fun has not been viewed as a traditional responsibility of the manager, managers that care about their employees and their bottom line will find The Fun Minute Manager a great tool for actively engaging their employees and positively transforming their workplace. This book is concise, timely, and a rich resource of practical ideas.
I really appreciate books like this. I have been in many management rolls all my adult life and most of the people that have worked for me I am still in touch with – years later. I truly believe that books like this are spot on. I always felt that if I enjoyed my job, looked forward to going and doing the job itself, the day was so much better… the job was so much better.
The Fun minute manager does just that. It gives you real life scenarios that you can take into the work place, ANY work environment and make things fun.
The result after implementing fun into the work day?
- Higher morale
- Less stress
- less missed time and/or work related injuries
- Teamwork improvement
- Less employee turnover
You can be that company that everyone is talking about. People will be waiting in line to work for you. I know this, I have read many books on morale and employee incentives. It does work.
If you are a business owner or manager this is a book that I would consider manditory to have in your office library.
Bob Pike CSP, CPAE Speakers Hall of Fame is Chairman/CEO of the Bob Pike Group and has consulted on training and performance improvement since 1969 with organizations like IBM, AT&T, Hallmark Cards, the USMC, The Joint Military Agency, Microsoft, Pfizer, and more. He is the author or co-author of 29 books, including the best-selling Creative Training Techniques Handbook and Dealing with Difficult ParticipantsMore than 125,000 trainers on five continents have attended his 2-5 day train-the-trainer workshops.
Check out more on this book at: www.TheFunMinuteManager.com
I slept funny and have a now two day pinch in my back…. good grief what is that? Am I old enough for back pain??? So this morning I woke up a little later than usual, and spent a little more time than I should have reading emails and lally gagging around the blogesphere….
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