HUMOR AT WORK?  NO, I’M NOT KIDDING. SHARING A JOKE AT WORK WILL DO WONDERS FOR YOUR TEAM AND YOUR BOTTOM LINE.  STUDIES SHOW THAT HAPPY WORKPLACES ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE, MORE INNOVATIVE AND MORE PROFITABLE. 

Happiness at work is a luxury no longer, in fact it’s absolutely necessary for any business who wants to survive, thrive, innovate and grow.   There are many famous examples of fun work places that are also  making huge profits like Red Bull, Google, Pixar, Boeing, Starbucks and WaMu, just to name a few.   The question is, how can we as small and medium size businesses with limited budgets jump on the laughter wagon so to speak?  Well, stress less, I have put my research hat on and scoured the net for some really simple and cost effective ideas to introduce fun, laughter and levity in your workplace.   

THINGS TO DO IN AN ELEVATOR

Spread some hilarity!  In this edition we examine a multitude of misbehaviors to test out in elevators.  Try some ... we dare you!

GOOGLE CAN BE ONE TOUGH SEARCH ENGINE TO CRACK, BUT REMEMBER - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION IS NOT A BLACK ART OR BLACK MAGIC. IT JUST TAKES GOOD PLANNING AND A LITTLE TIME AND PATIENCE.

To achieve a high ranking in search engines and particularly Google, you need to optimise your web site content. This means restructuring and altering your web site, so that it will rank well for particular terms in the search engines results.  Search engines such as Google create their listings automatically. They "crawl" or "spider" the web.  The spider visits a web page, and everything it finds goes into the search engine index, it is then entered into the search engine, which sifts through the millions of pages recorded in the index to find matches to a search and ranks them in order of what it believes is most relevant.  Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to guarantee a top search engine ranking across all the search engines all the time.  The basic components of optimising your web site for the best possible search engine ranking can be found below.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE TO WEAR MANY HATS, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS "ADVOCATE FOR OUR OWN SUCCESS." BY AVOIDING SIMPLE MISTAKES AND STANDING UP FOR WHAT WE NEED, WE CAN BE MORE SUCCESSFUL MORE OFTEN.

To achieve a high ranking in search engines and particularly Google, you need to optimise your web site content. This means restructuring and altering your web site, so that it will rank well for particular terms in the search engines results.  Search engines such as Google create their listings automatically. They "crawl" or "spider" the web.  The spider visits a web page, and everything it finds goes into the search engine index, it is then entered into the search engine, which sifts through the millions of pages recorded in the index to find matches to a search and ranks them in order of what it believes is most relevant.  Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to guarantee a top search engine ranking across all the search engines all the time.  The basic components of optimising your web site for the best possible search engine ranking can be found below.

QUESTIONING WHERE YOU ARE NOW AND WHERE YOU WANT TO BE IN LIFE AND IN BUSINESS IS NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING!  MARK REVEALS WHY REVIEWING YOUR PROGRESS AND REASSESSING YOUR AIMS IS AN INVALUABLE PART OF THE GOAL SETTING PROCESS.

There must have been something in the air last week.  I was speaking with a colleague on the phone and he sounded rather flat, like the spring was missing from his step so to speak. When I asked him about it, he told me that lately he had begun to question his career and why he was doing what he does.  Only a few hours later, I was speaking with another colleague who also told me that he just wasn’t sure about what he wanted to do with his career from this point on.  Now, both of my colleagues have been in their respective careers for quite a considerable period of time, they are exceptionally good at what they do and they have good reputations in their industries.  I decided to offer them some input by reminding them that it’s actually okay from time to time to question why we do what we do.  Taking the time to remind ourselves of the value of our work and the rewards that we obtain from it is actually a healthy way to maintain incentive and motivation for what we do in life.

THE LATEST NEWS, INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM RED MONKEY COACHING.

2010 is shaping up to be a busy  year that has seen a number of exciting developments at Red Monkey Coaching.
 
We were fortunate enough to secure the services of Anton Heymann our Marketing Intern in February this year.  Anton is currently completing his fourth and final year of a Bachelor of Business with a major in Marketing and a minor in Management from QUT and he has proved to be a brilliant addition to the business.  

Many of our clients also have news, changes and developments to share. Congratulations are in order!  Nami Clark (franchisee of Katrina Christ Photographer in Melbourne) and hubby Andy  are now proud parents.   Mannus Ralph Clarke was born on the 13th of March 2010 at 6:40 pm and weighed 3.54 kg.  Nami and Andy kindly provided us with the gorgeous picture of Mannus below.