This document discusses the power of fun in the workplace. It begins with some ground rules for incorporating fun, including being authentic, keeping a balance between fun and serious, considering timing and context, and avoiding being tone deaf. Several tips and tricks for increasing fun, learning, engagement and productivity are provided, such as gamifying meetings, using visuals and analogies, naming things, and putting energy into communications. Fun is suggested to increase outputs and engagement, especially for millennial employees. The document concludes by providing contact information to discuss product management training courses on fun in the workplace.

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5. A few thoughts from me today on…
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Why?

6. This talk is for Product Managers (but not exclusively)

8. Rule 1 - Be authentic

9. Rule 1 - Be authentic

10. Rule 1 - Be authentic
󰗅 Thomas Jefferson
American President 󰑔
“In matters of style, swim with
the current; in matters of
principle, stand like a rock”

11. Rule 2 – Keep it balanced

12. Rule 2 – Keep it balanced
“I measure how mature a team/individual is
based on how quickly they can switch from fun
to serious.
Our kids have to learn this – ‘playtime is over
now’ & this is the same for agile product teams.
An immature team risks going into ’fun’ mode
and not being able to switch back.”
󰗅 Pedro Vicente
Tech guru 󰩌

13. Rule 3 – Timing & context is everything

14. Rule 4 – It can’t be tone deaf

15. Rule 4 – It can’t be tone deaf
“I don’t think as Muslims we’ve properly been
open about things and instead make-up random
excuses (for not being able to go to the pub) or
alternatively we compromise our beliefs to ‘fit’ in.
Some are just too scared to say anything and
others have a big mouth (me)”
󰗅 Mohammed Ahmed
Service Delivery Expert 󰲐

16. Rule 4 – It can’t be tone deaf
“The term ’guys’ is seen as a fun and informal way
of talking to a group of people but personally I
feel it’s not inclusive”
󰗅 Maia Kennedy
Product extraordinaire 󰡆

17. Rule 4 – It can’t be tone deaf

18. Rule 4 – It can’t be tone deaf

20. Provide some balance

21. “Recently I left some negative reviews for PRs,
so I also posted some silly screenshots and
started funny conversation about food, so I
interrupt the serious atmosphere and the team
members don't remember me only as this picky
reviewer 😂”
󰗅 Noemi Rozpara
iOS ninja 󰢂
Provide some balance

22. 󰗅 Nick Jemetta
Mental Health campaigner,
speaker & product leader ☺
Provide some balance

23. “Work doesn’t have to be serious & sterile.
It can be fun, it can be silly, it can be warm – in
other words it can be HUMAN.”
󰗅 Nick Jemetta
Mental Health campaigner,
speaker & product leader ☺
Provide some balance

24. Increase learning & engagement

25. Increase learning & engagement

26. “And memes, I think you were the first person
here who started to use them. Which is a nice
add-on to reading rather
normal/informative/boring messages or
documentation”
󰗅 Noemi Rozpara
iOS ninja 󰢂
Increase learning & engagement

27. Psychological safety

28. “ I think that (psychological safety) comes from
making safe spaces for people to have fun,
where people can be silly and themselves freely,
and it not feel overly monitored, but still safe”
󰗅 Faith Dallas
CRO expert 󰢂
Psychological safety

29. Create that co-location feel

30. “And nowadays it's more important than ever, I
think now memes posted on the channel are a
bit like kitchen chit-chat from the office, give an
opportunity to make any interaction other than
a business one”
󰗅 Noemi Rozpara
iOS ninja 󰢂
Create that co-location feel

31. “Where people aren’t having any fun they
seldom produce good work”
󰗅 David Oglivy
Father of Advertising 📺
Increase outputs

32. “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in
what they are doing ”
󰗅 Dale Carnegie
US writer 📚
Increase outputs

33. “The strongest teams I have worked with are
always joking with each other, so that it was
almost like we weren’t working and yet those
teams had the best outputs”
󰗅 Pedro Vicente
Tech guru 󰩌
Increase outputs

34. Did you know?
Happy employees
+12% more productive
Increase outputs

35. Did you know?
62% of people who
engaged in fun had no
sick days in 3 months vs
38% who didn’t
Increase outputs

36. Did you know?
55% of staff who’ve
taken part in a fun
activity feel more
creative
Increase outputs

37. Mad, Sad,
Glad
Increase outputs
18
post-its
Harry Potter
extravaganza
60
post-its

38. (Those pesky) Millenials

39. Did you know?
79% of Millenials think
fun at work is important
compared to 55% of
previous generations
(Those pesky) Millenials

40. Did you know?
Average British
employee will work
84,365 hours in their
lifetime
Life’s too short

41. Tips & Tricks

42. Gamify your ceremonies

43. Write how people talk

44. Keep your comms visual

45. Bring your personality to work

46. Create a safe space for chit chat

47. Music is your friend, silence is not
“Yes, I enjoyed retros led by you! Timer visible
to everyone + music streamed by you created
interesting atmosphere. A bit like everyone
would attend the same party 🎉 I mean, I was
forced to listen to the shared playlist, even if it
would be bad 😂”
󰗅 Noemi Rozpara
iOS ninja 󰢂

48. Anecdotes & analogies

49. Name things

50. Put energy into your meeting invites

51. Put energy into your meeting invites

52. Monday & Friday messages

53. Try new ways to present things

54. Smile!

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