Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lindsay Kohler is a behavioral scientist and future of work expert. Many companies and teams are struggling to replace the ...

Finn Kelly is the co-founder and chief technology officer of The Go Game and Weve, leaders in virtual, in-person and hybrid events. Many companies have adopted a fear-based focus since the pandemic ...

Leslie Yerkes believes American businesses are starved for fun in the workplace. But all is not lost, she says. There are plenty of business owners out there who understand the need for fun and use it ...

Fun isn’t the enemy of productivity, it’s a portal to something deeper—authenticity, connection, and creativity. I’ve led many successful leadership retreats with high-performing, high-achieving ...

In a very serious field with high stakes, emotion overload and rampant rules, having fun might take a back burner. Let’s turn the heat up and break down four specific ways you can and should have fun ...

There’s a positive relationship between how much fun you have at work and your propensity to be nice and to avoid being a toxic colleague. Job satisfaction was low on the assembly lines of the ...

National Fun at Work Day gives offices permission to loosen the tie, crack a joke and remember that spreadsheets are handled by humans, not robots. Most workdays run on deadlines and meetings, which ...

Whether you’re looking for a terrific new job or you’re a leader creating great work experiences, a fun workplace is a worthy goal, right? Perhaps not. In fact, I strongly believe that having fun at ...

Every year on the last Friday of January — the most drudge-filled time of year, some might say — a minor holiday arrives: National Fun at Work Day. There’s no day off on Fun at Work Day, as that would ...

Written by Saima Ahmad, Ph.D., and Melissa Wheeler, Ph.D. Source: Yan Krukau/Pexels Gone are the days when “fun at work” meant a ping-pong table in the break room, ordering in pizza, or a mandatory ...

What does it mean to have fun at work? Is it an oxymoron? Or is it the key to a better future of work? Most leaders don’t have a good pulse on how to create fun work environments for their employees.