There is a growing animosity between employers and employees that we all have felt these past few years. 85% of staff are disengaged at work, and the phrase “I don’t want to work anymore” is more common than at any time in modern history. It’s manifested in quiet quitting, quiet firing, strikes, and RIFs/Layoffs. We can ignore this problem and hope it miraculously disappears, or we can proactively address it. The organizations brave enough to take this challenge head-on will thrive for the foreseeable future, while others obsessed with the status quo will become as obsolete as Blockbuster Video.
This talk explores the bold steps we need to heal the divisions within workplaces using a play-oriented approach to work. The only way to find unique solutions to these significant issues that organizations have been too afraid to face is through a play mindset. We will identify immediately actionable strategies to mend the divide between C-Suite executives, managers, and staff. Together, we can choose what direction we want the future of work to go. The question we must answer is: What are we willing to do to create a work culture where not only the organization can thrive but where our people finally become the priority?
Learning Objectives:
1. Dive into the widening employer and employee disconnect and how to mend it.
2. Identify the most critical issues organizations are avoiding and how to heal this workplace division.
3. Determine actionable strategies that can be applied immediately in the workplace so managers and staff can find a way to help each other do their most vibrant work.
5. Why Does Work
Suck Now?
What Initial Steps Need To Be
Taken To Build Back Trust?
How Can We Measure
Progress in Healing A
Workplace?
What Are You
Willing To Do First?
Building The Work Playground
39. Play Experiment:
Explore Your Why
How many people's lives have you
impacted this year in positive way?
Directly & Indirectly
40. Think of your most memorable &
meaningful moment this year where you
impacted someone in a positive way
(Felt the most connected to your work)
Play Experiment:
Explore Your Why
53. What Is Your Staff’s
Zone of Genius/Flow?
What is the work you do where
you forget about time?
What is the work you’d do even if
you weren’t get paid for it?
54. Healing Workplaces Through Play
• What Is The Worst Behavior Currently Being Tolerated?
• Which Managers Are Better Suited To Be Individual Contributors?
• What Are Water Pressure Issues You Can Address Right Now?
• What Apology Does Your Staff Need To Hear?
• What Drives Your Staff & How Is Their Work Impactful?
• What Is Your Zone of Genius & Can You Allocate Time For It?
