By Allison Goldberg
By the time you read this message, we’ve been quarantined for over four months. It is prudent to say that Zoom has gone from being a lord and savior to the scourge of our lifestyles quickly. It would be great to have a verbal exchange where you can’t see yourself for a change, wouldn’t it? (You can turn off the view of yourself, but how will you know if you look good? It’s a vicious circle.)
We’ve also noticed the same rounded recommendation over and over again. Happy hours remotely. Trivia nights. Most of us even know he can bring a goat to his meeting. (Box: Did you know that during a brief was only FaceTime an eel?)
The fact is, it’s time to be a little more artistic about culture. Here are 3 unorthodox tips you probably have no idea about yet.
The challenge of social media
How many times have you been absorbed by the social media vortex… Today? Lost account? It looks pretty good. Repair your productivity with a team challenge. In the morning, ask everyone to set their social media goals for the day, p. “I don’t need to spend more than 20 minutes in TikTok today; I’m too old for that anyway. Great idea, Susan. Teams can (and should!) Publicly engage.
At the end of the day, each and every one can check their screen time on their phone board. For every minute a colleague has gone beyond his limit, he or she will have to make an effort. 10 more minutes in Insta? 10 bombs. It is quite certain that your time in front of the screen will surprise you: in consciousness and in an impressive quarantine body, while reinforcing camaraderie. (So many birds, a horrible language).
(Social media administrators, you may want to reconsider this. I’m sorry).)
Invent colleagues and blame them for everything.
Let’s face it: many links to the workplace are, for the most or worse, inconsequential gossip that occurs when you come across snacks or the coffee machine. The lightness and spontaneity of the workplace have disappeared, and this has emotional consequences that are difficult to articulate. So, create fake colleagues and blame all of them. If you think it’s a joke, it’s actually not. Start a comfortable channel. Give those annoying colleagues some unsused, sexless names. Then, without delay, start complaining about how your lunch was stolen and never disconnect the convention halls properly.
Do not – and this cannot be stressed enough – insert subtle, passive aggressive clues that could link any of these imaginary coworkers to real ones. Just have fun with the invention of it all. You’ll find that you’re actually flexing your creative muscles in new ways, and will end up creating absurd inside jokes with your team members. And the complaints may even help you let out a little of your real frustration with the state of 2020.
Take your child/pet to work
Wait, is it rarely every day you paint from home? Yes. But there are two differences with this suggestion. Let’s start with the puppies. Anyone who owns a mammal (e.g. a dog, a cat, a rabbit, maybe even a ferret) certainly has at least one dress for that mammal. Think. Do you know the owners of puppies who don’t own at least one, if not a dozen, of costumes for their puppies? Dress up your puppies and take them to an assembly (default, internal). Everyone loves animals dressed in human clothes. It’s a fact.
So, the young people. According to a NASA study, 2% of adults are “creative,” while 98% of young people are Array8. Let’s start creativity. If there is a task or crusade that can simplify enough or for which you can find a suitable analogy, invite these young men to brainstorm. We’re not talking about violating child labor laws, okay? But your child probably has a crazy concept for product launch, and even if it’s completely unattainable, it can lead to a concept that works.
Well, today we only have time for 3 tips, because let’s face it, you’re probably reading this article while you’re putting off anything else. But before you return to work, put a crazy concept into effect if you have the strength to do so, or tap your team members to put something out of the box today.
We are co-founders, coaches and artists who use our delight and experience to make everyone the best, the most artistic and the most productive at work. As artists,
We are co-founders, coaches and artists who use our delight and experience to help everyone be the best, the most artistic and the most productive at work. As artists, we did the time canopy of Time Out NY, which ranked us among “the 10 Funniest Women in New York,” and our projects were identified through Good Morning America, NPR, Newsweek and VICE. As coaches, we have introduced and taught personalized education systems to customers like Deloitte, Twitter, Spotify, etc. In addition to productivity and creativity, we are passionate about training communication skills and partnership. Our wife leaves as a student at Yale.