Chapter 9Tickling the Engagement Bone: Stimulating Happiness with Humor, Fun, and Exercise at Work

I once spearheaded a large-scale creative project for a year-end meeting that included more than 600 senior-level leaders from across the country. A linchpin of the event involved a high-end video production with senior leadership interviews. The production met a critical business purpose—serious work, absolutely. It had to be more than good; it had to come as close to perfection as I could deliver. And it had to be fun, exciting, novel, and engaging.

No pressure, right?

I had quite a few liabilities to work around, but the biggest involved timing. The meeting would be held during the first week of December, and we weren’t able to finish shooting ...

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