Make Excuses for Being Late a Fun Game
Since the phony excuse (ate bad sushi last night anyone?) is unavoidable, how about making a game out of it?
Give workers 10 to 15 days which they can use for either personal or sick days. Then ask them to come up with the most creative story they can think of when they call in. Legally you probably can't require them to do this, but give them an incentive by making into a contest in which awards are given quarterly for the best tardy/need-to-be-absent lie.
Childish nonsense in the workplace is always a noble aspiration, but turning the excuse game into a real game ties into learning and development. It's a creativity stimulation exercise that could be classified as innovation training. When the mind becomes facile enough to dream up outlandish excuses about meteorites on the front lawn with NASA inspectors on the way to explain a noon arrival, think about what that could do for your business. The cutting-edge product, or avant-garde marketing campaign becomes that much easier to generate.
Acknowledging and laughing at a human foible like the need to push work out of the way on a lazy/hung-over morning, or an overly pretty August afternoon, fosters a more honest office environment. It may encourage employees to be more realistic when discussing deadlines with bosses, or admitting with a self-deprecating laugh that an assignment is beyond their capabilities, and much better suited to the talents of a co-worker.
Read the entire story: http://vnutravel.typepad.com/trainingday/2007/06/late_because.html
For other ideas visit:
www.gamesforbusinessmeetings.com
Give workers 10 to 15 days which they can use for either personal or sick days. Then ask them to come up with the most creative story they can think of when they call in. Legally you probably can't require them to do this, but give them an incentive by making into a contest in which awards are given quarterly for the best tardy/need-to-be-absent lie.
Childish nonsense in the workplace is always a noble aspiration, but turning the excuse game into a real game ties into learning and development. It's a creativity stimulation exercise that could be classified as innovation training. When the mind becomes facile enough to dream up outlandish excuses about meteorites on the front lawn with NASA inspectors on the way to explain a noon arrival, think about what that could do for your business. The cutting-edge product, or avant-garde marketing campaign becomes that much easier to generate.
Acknowledging and laughing at a human foible like the need to push work out of the way on a lazy/hung-over morning, or an overly pretty August afternoon, fosters a more honest office environment. It may encourage employees to be more realistic when discussing deadlines with bosses, or admitting with a self-deprecating laugh that an assignment is beyond their capabilities, and much better suited to the talents of a co-worker.
Read the entire story: http://vnutravel.typepad.com/trainingday/2007/06/late_because.html
For other ideas visit:
www.gamesforbusinessmeetings.com
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