Here’s
what people are doing
Bring yourSELF to work day is very flexible and you can
get involved to the extent you want to/are able to....
Individually....
You could bring yourSELF to work... just privately, without
telling anyone. (Others will may just look at you and think
'He/she looks cheerful today...', or he/she is being particularly
creative/helpful/flexible etc’ but they will never
know this is why!)
You could bring yourSELF to work and you could tell other
people about it, and maybe invite them to join in ... doesn't
need to be a formal invitation, could be just at the coffee
machine, on the bus, at the photocopier! Let them know about
this website if they want to know more
You could bring yourSELF to work and you could talk to/email/send
a postcard to other people in your wider network about it
- could be friends, colleagues, other Mums on the school
run, people you play rugby with etc etc. Let them know beforehand
so they can think about it.
On the day, if you have any type of a meeting, training,
get together, you could introduce this, either as a little
aside, or as a formal item on the agenda. Let people know
what it's all about, encourage them to join in. If you get
people involved, we guarantee it will make your meeting
more creative, productive, fun and make you feel even more
of a team - so it could be a very worthwhile 5 minute distraction
from the main business of the day
As a team....
You could decide to all do this as a team in a formal or
informal way and see what happens. You could discuss the
ideas beforehand and agree to support each other
You could share more about yourselves to each other –
have a game where you tell people:
· One fact about you they might not know
· One skill you have that you don’t currently
use at work
· An ambition you have in life
· A ‘high point’ in your life –
something you are proud of, or enjoyed, or meant a lot to
you
You could all go out into the organisation and enrol other
individuals and teams and see if you could get them to join
in
As an organisation...
If you have an internal newsletter, you could have an item
about this and invite individuals and teams to put forward
ideas of how they will be joining in
If you have a digital camera, you could take pictures of
people bringing themSELVES to work, and put them on the
notice board to celebrate
You could tell clients and customers about what you are
doing, use it as an excuse to create a bit more of a warm,
personal relationship with them and encourage them to join
in if they feel like it
As a coach....
If you have skills as a coach you could get involved in
assisting others to bring themselves to work.
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