I love my new Dunkin' Coffee Mugs.
Got one in each color: blue and orange.
Inside the mugs, there is a finger sign "V" (for victory) and it says "Be Awesome".
These oversized mugs are so happy and I can't wait to fill 'em up.
And they really do make me ready to "Wake Up" for a brand new day. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Dunkin' Mugs
So this is an interesting meeting facilitation technique.
Sometimes people get carried away in meetings either as broken records, spinning wheels, naysayers, or ever with verbal attacks.
In these case, either the facilitator or any of the other participants, can have permission to "call an ELMO."
What that stands for is:
Enough,
Let's
Move
On
When someone at the meeting calls an ELMO the meeting is redirected and focused back to the agenda and meeting objectives.
There are also times, you need a "parking lot" for good ideas that are a little offtrack or for sidebars that you want to come back to later.
At other times, you just need to say, "Let's take it offline."
Focused meetings should generate ideas (brainstorm), exchange points of view, surface problems, discuss issues, and make decisions.
A good meeting leaves people feeling energized, valued, informed, and productive. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Calling An ELMO
So a colleague asked me why I wear bright, happy ties on Mondays.
Well, I explain, I guess it's a combination of two reasons:
1) I'm starting the week all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed coming off the weekend energized and ready for a brand new and exciting week.
2) I'm trying to counter what many consider the "Mondays Blues" and make them brighter and more cheerful for everyone.
- Smile and the whole world smiles with you!
So the other person responds, as if all the craziness of the office and organizational psychos during the week will somehow wear down my good cheer:
"So by the time you get to Fridays, what are you wearing black ties???"
I guess everyone knows the workweek is the workweek.
And they don't call it work for nothing. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Brighten Your Mondays
