We spend five-sevenths of our lives working. Bree Groff's new book shows leaders what to subtract (the performance tax, speed reflex, and busyness trap) to fix that.

Bree Groff is a company culture, engagement, and leadership consultant, and serves as a senior adviser to the global consultancy SYPartners. She has guided executives at companies including Calvin ...

Every year on the last Friday of January — the most drudge-filled time of year, some might say — a minor holiday arrives: National Fun at Work Day. There’s no day off on Fun at Work Day, as that would ...

If you're an outdoor enthusiast, you may have heard of "Type One and Type Two fun." Likely first expressed in 1985 by University of Alaska geology professor Rainer Newberry (and popularized by ...

At many workplaces, coworker bonding looks vastly different now than it did pre-COVID-19. Even for those who have returned to the office regularly, the default ways of connecting have changed. A prime ...

In a very serious field with high stakes, emotion overload and rampant rules, having fun might take a back burner. Let’s turn the heat up and break down four specific ways you can and should have fun ...

National Fun at Work Day gives offices permission to loosen the tie, crack a joke and remember that spreadsheets are handled by humans, not robots. Most workdays run on deadlines and meetings, which ...

If you’re like most founders I know, you live and breathe your company. And building it, though stressful, is energizing and even fun. So when an employee seems less than happy at work, you may feel a ...

Turns out, even one of the richest men on Earth doesn't expect to love his job every minute of the day. At the 2024 New York Times DealBook Summit, Amazon founder and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos ...

Written by Saima Ahmad, Ph.D., and Melissa Wheeler, Ph.D. Source: Yan Krukau/Pexels Gone are the days when “fun at work” meant a ping-pong table in the break room, ordering in pizza, or a mandatory ...