When you allow yourself to get bored, then all of a sudden your inner child starts open. You start whispering these nerve sided ideas that make you nervous and excited. I do this workshop with my college loriny where we call the futures where your fun is. And for me, i love to combine all my boar games as a kid. Didd i you no canny land mouse trap, all of them. Ther and why did i love it? Because it me it was creative. It provided connection. It provided an experience. There were all these things, the creative connection and experience are all the way in which i run my workshops. It's how i run my organization.
Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to help teams and organizations navigate difficult conversations and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work.
For his work, Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2020 and has been featured in the NY Times, Mashable, Upworthy, & Shondaland. Jeff has worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon, and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day.
I had a really fun time catching up with Jeff. In this episode we explore rethinking how people work, historical innovators, the power of curiosity and long-term thinking – and John Steinbeck quotes.
Talking Points
- Jeff’s definition of play
- Building a psychologically safe place for your company
- Measuring quality over quantity
- Building trust with your staff
- How certain environments unlock play and flow
- Identifying your play value
Quote
"Play is the joyful act when you forget about time."
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