Leading-edge organizations have discovered that fun, both as a value in the corporate culture and as a set of behaviors in daily practice, can translate into actual bottom line results. By harnessing the power of fun, companies find they can better retain employees and customers, motivate teams, improve productivity, increase innovation, and create a sense of community.

In Fun Works Leslie Yerkes details precisely how eleven different companies have integrated fun into the normal course of business, and shows how this has translated into improved results across the board. Drawing on these success stories, she describes eleven Principles of Fun and offers thoughtful advice on how to put these Principles into practice. Disposing of the myth that fun and work are mutually exclusive, Yerkes shares examples, strategies, ideas, resources, tools, tips, and techniques that will help any company in any industry become a place where people love to work. Fun Works provides proven tools to unleash the power of fun and make the workplace a winning experience for workers, clients, customers, vendors, and stakeholders alike. It provides a comprehensive set of guiding principles any organization can apply to increase satisfaction and meaning at work by accessing the life-giving force of fun.