Managing To Have Fun: Teamwork, Recognition & Revitalization
Are you ready to create a culture where people are excited about coming to work? Wanting to let your employees know that you value their accomplishments, and encourage them to take risks necessary to keep the organization evolving? Based on Playfair's book, Managing To Have Fun this program highlights innovative strategies that successful managers have used to appreciate, motivate and inspire themselves and their employees. The intentional use of positive feedback is the best way to build a working team and to foster corporate loyalty. There is a direct link between praise and productivity. Managing To Have Fun presents creative, ready-to-use ideas for reward and recognition in your organization that can increase productivity, teamwork and morale. The only way for people to deliver service with a smile" is if they have something to smile about!

Hilariously Healthy: Turning Tension into Triumph
A sure way to thrive in the creative chaos of a new century is to take your job seriously and to take yourself lightly. Based on Fran's medical background, she cites compelling research that show how chronic stress can have serious consequences for our health, productivity and self-esteem. Hilariously Healthy presents practical suggestions for handling work-related pressures in an effective, productive and upbeat manner. Participants in this session will gain a repertoire of specific group experiences to learn when to fight, when to flee and how to flow. Our challenge is to harness the power of tension, direct it into positive action and then to be sure and take the time to relax. By learning to effectively handle stress, and to harness its power in day to day life, we improve our health, increase our happiness and can be more productive. If you're too busy to laugh, you're entirely too busy !!!