Play: The New Leadership Secret That Changes Everything - Softcover

It is time to start taking play seriously. Welcome to the play revolution. If you want to learn how to become a leader that inspires transformational change in your company, then you need to add a little play to your business culture. "PLAY: The New Leadership Secret That Changes Everything" will teach you how to create a culture of fun, so that you can get more done! Discover the emerging research on play and how it is taking companies from zero to hero in a few short months. Businesses need to transition from the 'get off my lawn' mentality, to a new kind of thinking that is producing incredible collaborative teams that power new forms of revenue for their companies. In this book you will discover: *The surprising truth of productive play *How to play the King Atys way *Everything about play structures and becoming a playground architect *How to influence and connect with people through play and humor *How to improve employee and customer relationships with play *How to be happier through productive play All of this and more in the book, an honest lesson in the art and science of becoming a fun leader, and leading your company to improved productivity, increased happiness and greater returns.

Russ Johnson, teacher, trainer, author, and keynote speaker has a passion for “teaching and training that sticks!” He is a sought after speaker who delivers engaging content in a fun and entertaining way. His mascots are the Thunderbird (Masters of International Management from American Graduate School of International Management) and the Cougar (Brigham Young University). He is the founder of TeacherTrainer.com and ThePlayfulLeader.com. Russ’ first book, “Quick Student Engagement Ideas for Busy Teachers” teaches educators a simple, four-step process to bring learning to life. A second book, “PLAY: The New Leadership Secret That Changes Everything” introduces the concept of ‘Playful Persuasion’ and the power productive play has in our organizations. When not traveling and speaking across the country to the likes of American Express, Disney, Microsoft, New York Life, CBS, Caesars Entertainment, E*Trade and many others, he likes to do a little fishing and play with his grandson, Raif!