Fun is Good: How to Create Joy & Passion in Your Workplace & Career
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000JBWV16 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 421 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
We learn: o Why customer service, the lifeblood of any business, suffers when employees aren't having fun at work o How just a few people with the fun-is-good attitude can transform an entire workplace o What companies should look for when hiring people and how employees can forge a fun-is-good career path.Throughout, the book is peppered with vignettes, where we hear firsthand from people who have benefited professionally and personally from the fun-is-good philosophy and how they have applied it specifically to their own industries and careers.. Maverick marketing whiz Mike Veeck presents his simple, no-fail formula for business success: make work fun and you'll create a culture where the best people will want to work and customers will want to spend their money.Mike Veeck runs six minor-league baseball teams, and for eac
Veeck's program will likely be most effective in service-oriented businesses where the joy of work diminishes in the struggles with disgruntled customers and demanding bosses. Veeck includes vignettes of workers who have incorporated his tenets successfully into their companies, and he provides helpful summaries of the method's principles at the end of each chapter. Veeck advocates a host of familiar tactics, including embracing failure, laughing at adversity, never losing childhood curiosity, being less self-centered and more
Florida Bob said Wonderful Book, and Fun To Read. This is a wonderful book. You will find out about Mike Veeck and his baseball hall-of-fame father, Bill Veeck, and how they changed the game of baseball (for the better). Every person who is interested in making workplaces fun should read this book. Highly recommended.. Evan Jacobson said Fun is Good--incredibly inspiring!. This book is an incredible read. Even though Mike Veeck owns Minor League Baseball teams, he provides a wealth of practical advice to incorporate fun into your career. I am a Middle School Teacher and experience occasional burnout. When I read this book, I realized that I'm too serious. Mike's approach and anecdotes about his life (and his father's life) are so real and easy relatable. As a result, I've taken more risks (legal of course) in m. good Good read