Comments on: Guest post: One fun day http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:36:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Work Happy Now! » My Guest Posts from Around the Globe http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-237620 Work Happy Now! » My Guest Posts from Around the Globe Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:14:32 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-237620 [...] One Fun Day [...] [...] One Fun Day [...]

]]> By: Pan_theFrog http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-235684 Pan_theFrog Wed, 21 May 2008 18:57:41 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-235684 Will we ever implement this idea? Answer involves pigs and flying. Our CEO isn't even happy with giving us the chance to wear jeans to work. This annoys me, and I only wear jeans when I am doing stuff that might ruin slacks. But I love the idea. Will we ever implement this idea?
Answer involves pigs and flying.
Our CEO isn’t even happy with giving us the chance to wear jeans to work. This annoys me, and I only wear jeans when I am doing stuff that might ruin slacks.

But I love the idea.

]]> By: Big Think mobile edition http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-235477 Big Think mobile edition Sat, 10 May 2008 04:54:04 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-235477 [...] the blog Chief Happiness Officer, which suggests that companies would improve productivity by giving employees a fun day — an extra day off and a little bit of money to go do something fun. To ensure that [...] [...] the blog Chief Happiness Officer, which suggests that companies would improve productivity by giving employees a fun day — an extra day off and a little bit of money to go do something fun. To ensure that [...]

]]> By: tim maguire http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-235408 tim maguire Tue, 06 May 2008 16:43:32 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-235408 It's a very interesting idea, a relatively inexpensive way to give your employees a nice perk (although many companies already give their employees a limited number of personal days in addition to their vacation time). But I agree with Anita--the "short report" is a deal killer. It's none of the boss's business what the employees do with their day off and the homework assignment will be resented as an intrusion of their privacy. It’s a very interesting idea, a relatively inexpensive way to give your employees a nice perk (although many companies already give their employees a limited number of personal days in addition to their vacation time). But I agree with Anita–the “short report” is a deal killer. It’s none of the boss’s business what the employees do with their day off and the homework assignment will be resented as an intrusion of their privacy.

]]> By: Andertoons http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-235096 Andertoons Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:16:01 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-235096 LOVE this! Once I'm not a one man operation anymore... Wait a minute, why wait?! I'm giving MYSELF the day off today! Hoo-hoo! :) LOVE this! Once I’m not a one man operation anymore… Wait a minute, why wait?! I’m giving MYSELF the day off today! Hoo-hoo! :)

]]> By: Jacoline Loewen http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-235077 Jacoline Loewen Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:39:16 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-235077 The book, The Artist's Way, says to take off a day and just do something and go somewhere out of your ordinary routine. For example, a script writer went to the acquarium and ended up setting the key scene at the zoo, complete with fish tanks being shot and screaming crowds. I think this is a good idea to grow innovation but would encourage the report back asking that it be given in an interesting way - youtube or photo slide show or even one AHA! It would teach the employees how to pull innovation out and they would learn from each other's presentation styles. Employees do need to be given permission to have fun and not keep up their bank employee persona and feel safe to be goofy and laugh. I send employees to speeches, dinners, conferences and seminars but should get them to give report back. Thanks for the idea. The book, The Artist’s Way, says to take off a day and just do something and go somewhere out of your ordinary routine. For example, a script writer went to the acquarium and ended up setting the key scene at the zoo, complete with fish tanks being shot and screaming crowds. I think this is a good idea to grow innovation but would encourage the report back asking that it be given in an interesting way – youtube or photo slide show or even one AHA! It would teach the employees how to pull innovation out and they would learn from each other’s presentation styles. Employees do need to be given permission to have fun and not keep up their bank employee persona and feel safe to be goofy and laugh.
I send employees to speeches, dinners, conferences and seminars but should get them to give report back. Thanks for the idea.

]]> By: Richard Millington http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-235070 Richard Millington Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:44:46 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-235070 Brilliant idea, I love Richard's idea too. Might try that one day. Brilliant idea, I love Richard’s idea too. Might try that one day.

]]> By: Goran http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-234925 Goran Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:20:26 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-234925 I own a small company that does graphic design. Some of you know that there are days when you can't do anything in this bussines. Either no ideas or the client is late or whatever, just happens. Yesterday, before I even read this post i took a day off for me. Decided to take my wife, my kid, my co-worker and his girlfriend to a lake that's 50km away from the city. We had a gread morning. Took off at 9.30 and got back at 16.00. The plan was to be there for only couple of hours, but the weather was great and we took the whole day. The cost? 20 eur for the coffes, and another 20 the gas and payroll. If you compare those 40 eur and if you see em as a cost and show em in percantages, you should not even think of a day like this. The equation is simple, put a day with the fam and friends, show yor coworkers their are part of your life and make everyone around your weekday life happy on one hand, or just another boring day closed at the office on the other. Today we are both so happy and the day started great at the office. I plan to make such trips on a regular base every 3-4 months, depends on the weather and on the mood. P.S. Anita, it's only 10 minutes to fill in that report, and in return the emplyee will get more joytime. I own a small company that does graphic design. Some of you know that there are days when you can’t do anything in this bussines. Either no ideas or the client is late or whatever, just happens.
Yesterday, before I even read this post i took a day off for me. Decided to take my wife, my kid, my co-worker and his girlfriend to a lake that’s 50km away from the city. We had a gread morning. Took off at 9.30 and got back at 16.00. The plan was to be there for only couple of hours, but the weather was great and we took the whole day. The cost? 20 eur for the coffes, and another 20 the gas and payroll. If you compare those 40 eur and if you see em as a cost and show em in percantages, you should not even think of a day like this. The equation is simple, put a day with the fam and friends, show yor coworkers their are part of your life and make everyone around your weekday life happy on one hand, or just another boring day closed at the office on the other.
Today we are both so happy and the day started great at the office. I plan to make such trips on a regular base every 3-4 months, depends on the weather and on the mood.

P.S. Anita, it’s only 10 minutes to fill in that report, and in return the emplyee will get more joytime.

]]> By: Mike King http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-234884 Mike King Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:31:46 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-234884 Anita, I disagree with you and personally think that the report is the best part. Learning something about individuals simply by giving them a gift is a great idea. Wouldn't you trade a day off to report on what you did? I sure would. In fact, I'd do it EVERY day. We've had some time off with our company to celebrate project completion or other big events but we generally have picked something fun to do together as a team. Go rent some space to play sports, archery, go carting, whatever people are interested in. That can be a great way to fuel further team building and may be easier to justify the cost of doing it! Great post, love the ideas in this! Anita, I disagree with you and personally think that the report is the best part. Learning something about individuals simply by giving them a gift is a great idea. Wouldn’t you trade a day off to report on what you did? I sure would. In fact, I’d do it EVERY day.

We’ve had some time off with our company to celebrate project completion or other big events but we generally have picked something fun to do together as a team. Go rent some space to play sports, archery, go carting, whatever people are interested in. That can be a great way to fuel further team building and may be easier to justify the cost of doing it!

Great post, love the ideas in this!

]]> By: Anita Bruzzese http://positivesharing.com/2008/04/guest-post-one-fun-day/comment-page-1/#comment-234878 Anita Bruzzese Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:35:33 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2043#comment-234878 I like this idea, but the only hitch I see is the written report. I think employees may resent it, feeling like kids having to report about a field trip. And what if all they did was sleep late goof off all day? Would they admit that or feel like they had to justify the time off by making something up? A gift should be a gift...no strings attached. Anita Bruzzese www.45things.com I like this idea, but the only hitch I see is the written report. I think employees may resent it, feeling like kids having to report about a field trip. And what if all they did was sleep late goof off all day? Would they admit that or feel like they had to justify the time off by making something up? A gift should be a gift…no strings attached.
Anita Bruzzese
http://www.45things.com

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