When we deliberately inject humor into the workplace, organizational dynamics begin to shift, cooperation is more prevelant, innovation occurs, and there is less defensiveness and tension.
This article by the Director of Everything at FUNsulting provides us with great suggestions on how to intentionally add humor into our workplaces … try it, you may like it!
Prescription for Humor
- Start all staff meetings, team meetings, nurse’s reports and case presentations with a bit of HUMOR to create a relaxed atmosphere.
- Create a FUN committee to help plan parties, celebrations and recognition events for staff.
- Create a HUMOR Bulletin Board in the nurse’s station or staff area where you can put funny cartoons, jokes and pictures to share with other staff.
- Hold a LAUGH Lunch once each month where, over lunch, staff have a chance to share jokes, stories, embarrassing patient care moments and other funny things.
- Collect HUMOROUS books, tapes, and magazines to be made available to patients and their families to relieve stress.
- Create a FUN Stress Relief Area for staff that includes stress balls, candy, Koosh Balls, etc.
- Cut out a famous person’s picture from the newspaper and put it over the photo on your name badge.
- Give a FUN prize each week to the staff person who had to deal with the most difficult patient, family or colleague.
- Keep a copy of LIGHTENing Bolts at your nurse’s station or staff area (See below).
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