Work Like Your Dog: Fifty Ways to Work Less, Pla

Havingmorefunatworkisn'tafantasy.It'sasmartandsavvystrategytobecomingamorecreative，productive，anddynamicemployee.WorkLikeYourDogisaninspiringcallto"comeoutandplay"atwork.Dogsseemtohaveendlessenergyandtackletaskswithenviableenthusiasm，andMattWeinsteinandLukeBarberbelievethatmostpeoplecouldtakeacoursefromtheirca-nines.Bylearningtoplaymoreattheirjobs，workerscan"lick"difficultchallenges，takepleasurefromtaskspreviouslydreaded，reducetheirlevelsofstress，andrechargetheircreativeside.Peoplespendmoretimeworking，thinkingaboutwork，andtravelingtoandfromworkthanallotherwakingactivitiescombined.Employeesareaskedtodomoreforless--makingtheirworklivesmoreexhaustingandlesssatisfying.Morehoursarefarfromtheanswer;honingasenseoffrolicandfunis.Thisbookisalaunchingpadforfiftyfunlessonsaboutfrolickingyourwaytosuccess：Don'tbeafraidofbeingthefool.Bepreparedtotakerisks;yournewexperiencesmaywellleadtonewcontactsornewaccountsand，ifnothingelse，willmakeyoufeelwonderful.Celebrateeverysuccess，notjustyourownbutyourcoworker'snewaccount，brilliantidea，oranniversary.You'llhelpreleasetension，underscorepositives，andkeeppeopleawareofchallengesconquered.Usehumortosolveproblems.Createaswearingroom，whereyouandcoworkersventfrustrations.Useajoketodiffuseverbalabusefromacustomer.Humorcanhelpyoustayfocusedonthemostimportantaspectsofyourjobandpreventtheworstaspectsfromgettingtheupperhand.Whychoosestress?Almosteverysituationcanprovokeeitherstressorlaughter.Ifyouchoosethehighwayofhumor，yourjobwillbemoreenjoyableandyou'llworkmoreeffectively.Andmanymoresuggestions，stories，andideastounleashyourplayfulprofessionalandkeepyoufrombarkingupthewrongtree.WeinsteinandBarber'sadvicecomesfromseminarattendeesandhundredsofcorporateclients，suchasAmericanExpress，IBM，FederalExpress，andATandT.Thisbooksharesthewisdomfromtheseemployeesandfromtwenty-plusyearsofhelpingpeopleenjoytheirwaytosuccess."FromtheHardcoveredition."