The Boston Bruins Get WorkHappy.
Edmonton Oilers Celebrating their 1984 Stanley Cup

The Boston Bruins Get WorkHappy.

Organizations need to learn from sports teams how to work happy.

Twelve months after losing four straight games to the New York Islanders, their coach Glen Slather kept the team on the ice to witness the Islanders hoist Lord Stanley's Cup. The team was discouraged, tired, spent, beat up, and nowhere near happy.

When asked by a reporter why he kept his team on the ice to witness the opposing team celebrate winning the Cup, his reply surprised most people.

He wanted his team to see how happy their opponents were about reaching their goal of winning the championship. He wanted them to see what it took to work together, even harder, communicate, and rely on each other to reach their goal.

When we #workhappy, we are more productive, more creative, communicate better, and form bonds that can last a lifetime.

Sports teams are great at working together.

The video below shows how the Boston Bruins #workhappy by celebrating their equipment trainer, who spent 1,000 games, serving the team and making sure each member is ready for every practice and game.

https://fb.watch/jKp5SPfMFF/

We can all learn from our favourite sports teams. When we set our goals, work hard, communicate, and celebrate, we are working happy.

When teams win, we make more money, we have better mental health, and get to spend more time with our families with a happy heart.

How are you going to celebrate your teammates today?

I challenge you to have a #workhappy mindset today and reach your goals with a smile on your face.

#bostonbruins #edmontonoilers #celebrate #goals #workhappy #mentalhealth #stanleycup

Rob Cataldo

Sales Leader | Cybersecurity Sales Veteran | Advisor | Mentor

1 年

Love it! Here's hoping both teams continue to WorkHappy all the way to the finals.

Duncan Heddleston PE, MBA

Industry Innovator & Business Builder - Specialty Cased Hole Logging - Reservoir & Production Specialist

1 年

Who has been the greatest Edmonton Oiler…… Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Nari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey, Grant Fuhr, Bill Randford, Dave Brown, Louie Debrusk, Dougie Weight, Chris Pronger, Conner McDavid, Leon Dreisdel, Ryan Nugent Hopkins, Stuart Skinner … quite the list…….

Monica Wales

You earn a decent salary **At the end of the month, you wonder where it went **Creating solid budgeting habits **Helping transform the way you spend, save and give money **Planning for vacations & retirement

1 年

I love the "when teams win we make more money." We recently introduced a tip pool for our laundry crew and they get a sizable bonus every quarter. This quarter's tips were up by 17%!

Geoff McLachlan

Tedx Speaker | Keynote Speaker | Founder Professionals at Play | Caffe Strategies Speaker | Corporate Team Building Guru | No More Leadership BS Podcast | Outdoor Aficionado

1 年

Great article Greg Kettner - WorkHappy? ?? Always look at what winning teams are doing and how that can be applied to your own team. Sometimes just defining what a “win” is can be a win!

Dr. Sam Jennings II

Helping leaders inspire a culture of purpose | Sparking powerful outcomes | Sense of humor: PLENTIFUL

1 年

I've seen people get a little crusty towards others who are clearly having fun, Greg. It comes packaged as, "Seems a bit much for this event/room/space." "They're having too much fun." "Must be nice to have so little work to do." It's so much easier to think, "I don't know what they're up do, but looks like they're enjoying it!" It doesn't take excess energy to enjoy joy.

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