Why your company should be a rock band - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Why your company should be a rock band - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog There are many metaphors for the workplace. A company can be like a ship, sailing uncharted seas. Some workplaces aim to be like a family. Many organizations want to be like well-oiled machines. The most traditional metaphor, that unfortunately still informs much of our thinking, is the company as a military unit with lines of command, enemies, battles and strategic objectives. Metaphors have power. If you see your workplace and career through a certain lense it will affect your thinking and your decision-making. Now Henriette Weber of Toothless Tiger has come up with the coolest metaphor I have ever seen for a business: The company as a rockband. Click here to download her awesome free e-book which explains the idea in detail. Its a quick, fun and fascinating read. Our company is already a lot like a rock band. We do drugs, trash hotel rooms and drink tons of alcohol. And dont even get me started on the groupies. JUST KIDDING!! Its more that: We allow ourselves to be different. We do work that we and our clients think is really cool. We inspire people with what we do and who we are. We have a great time and give our audience a great time. What about you? Is your workplace like a rock band? Do you get to feel like a rock star on the job? Does what you do create admiring fans? Or is there a different more apt metaphor for your workplace? Write a comment, Id love to know what you think. Related posts 10 seeeeeeeeriously cool workplaces. Top 10 signs youre unhappy at work. Death to job titles. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related