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Business Made Simple Podcast

#139: Kristi Herold—The Importance of Having More Fun at Work

Business Made Simple Podcast

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4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Most organizations want high levels of productivity and creativity from their teams. But they also tend to overlook one of the biggest factors in cultivating that type of environment: having FUN! Incorporating play into the workplace leads to better team dynamics where everyone feels comfortable sharing ideas and taking risks. But how can you do this without detracting from work – and what does this look like for teams with remote employees?

In today’s episode, Donald Miller talks with Kristi Herold, the author of “It Pays to Play” and the CEO and Founder of JAM where her team helps people connect through play. Kristi shares how organizations that have fun together tend to be more profitable and have better retention rates. She also shares specific ideas on how you can incorporate play into your workplace so you can keep your best people, encourage creativity, and improve company culture. Tune in now to learn how you incorporate these tips into your own organization!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

People are more willing to be creative and innovative.

0:02.2

When they feel they can trust the people they work with as friends.

0:08.9

Welcome to the Business Made Simple Podcast brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast

0:12.4

network. I am your host, Donald Miller. Today, friends, I have bad news for you.

0:18.2

And it's this, you're a funny, dirty. You're just not very interesting. You're boring.

0:22.2

And you're boring the people who work for you. They're getting bored and they're going to leave

0:27.1

unless they can have some fun. I know that's hard to swallow, but we've got to have some fun

0:32.3

around here. COVID is over. Summer is here. Fall is on the way. Today's guest is Kristi Herald.

0:38.6

She wrote a book called It Pays to Play, How Play Improves Business and Culture.

0:44.0

She is an expert and sees results when she helps businesses install playful lentalities and

0:50.4

playful things that they can do with their teams. She helps adults connect through play.

0:56.4

And it can have a massive benefit to your business.

1:09.2

If you have ever had an idea for this podcast, if you think there's something business

1:13.3

made simple could be doing differently on this podcast, something that would give you even more

1:16.8

value, let us know. We are always dreaming up ways to make this podcast more valuable for you.

1:22.1

So you can do that by taking our new survey. It is at businessmadesimple.com slash survey.

1:28.9

When you go to businessmadesimple.com slash survey, you answer some questions. We take your

1:33.3

incredibly valuable feedback. We metabolize it and we change the podcast to serve your needs

1:38.1

even better. And listen, if you do it by Friday, September 15th, you're going to be automatically

1:43.7

entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card. That's $50 on Amazon. Take the survey at businessmadesimple.com slash survey.

1:52.8

And thank you, thank you, thank you for making the businessmade simple podcast even better.

2:02.5

When it comes to running a successful business that works, nothing matters more than generating

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