Jasz
VIP Contributor
The answer is a little complicated.
In general, having a lot of fun is not bad for business. Fun can be a great motivator, and a lot of companies have found that their employees are more productive when they're having fun. However, there are some cases where having fun can do more harm than good. For example, if you're in the business of selling products or services — and especially if you're selling high-end products or services — it's important to remember that people don't want to buy from you because they think it will make them happier; they want to buy from you because they think your product/service will make them richer. And that means that any company that tries to be fun first is going to wind up disappointed.
Fun can be a good thing like I said, but it's also destructive. If you don't have any fun, you won't be happy, and if you're not happy with your work, how can you succeed at it? Fun is also an easy way for people in your business to avoid taking responsibility for their own work. They can say "I'm just having fun" as an excuse for not getting things done. And when they are caught up in their own fun and games, they don't notice that something is wrong until you point it out to them and give them some good advice on how to fix it.
In general, having a lot of fun is not bad for business. Fun can be a great motivator, and a lot of companies have found that their employees are more productive when they're having fun. However, there are some cases where having fun can do more harm than good. For example, if you're in the business of selling products or services — and especially if you're selling high-end products or services — it's important to remember that people don't want to buy from you because they think it will make them happier; they want to buy from you because they think your product/service will make them richer. And that means that any company that tries to be fun first is going to wind up disappointed.
Fun can be a good thing like I said, but it's also destructive. If you don't have any fun, you won't be happy, and if you're not happy with your work, how can you succeed at it? Fun is also an easy way for people in your business to avoid taking responsibility for their own work. They can say "I'm just having fun" as an excuse for not getting things done. And when they are caught up in their own fun and games, they don't notice that something is wrong until you point it out to them and give them some good advice on how to fix it.
