LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT AND PLAY

The connection between such “play” and the “serious business of work” may not be immediately apparent. While it is obvious that a commitment to Certainty, Accuracy, Timeliness and Integrity are central to work, team members can also increase productivity and improve the quality of their work life by:

• Encouraging curiosity and creating abundant opportunities for learning
• Embracing paradox, enigma, ambiguity and doubt
• Encouraging participation, collaboration, democracy and self management
• Acknowledging, celebrating and rewarding personal and team achievements

“The single best predictor of overall excellence was a company’s ability to attract, motivate and retain talented people”.

Fortune Study 1998.