It Pays to PLAY: How Play Improves Business Culture

I recently had the pleasure of reading "It Pays to PLAY: How Play Improves Business Culture" by Kristi Herold and I have to say, I'm thoroughly impressed. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to create a positive and productive workplace culture.The author does an excellent job of explaining how play can benefit businesses in various ways, from improving employee morale and engagement to increasing creativity and innovation. Herold shares her personal experience of implementing play-based initiatives in her own company and provides real-world examples of other businesses that have successfully integrated play into their workplace culture.What I appreciate most about this book is how it's not just about having fun at work. The author emphasizes the importance of intentionality and purpose in play-based initiatives, and provides practical strategies for how businesses can implement play in a way that aligns with their overall goals and values.Overall, "It Pays to PLAY" is a well-written and insightful book that offers a fresh perspective on workplace culture. Whether you're a business owner, manager, or employee, you're sure to find valuable takeaways from this book. Highly recommended!

This book serves as a great tool to continuously look back on with practical and actionable ways to help improve workplace culture and to get people out, active and PLAYING, most improtantly. This book is a quick read with easily digestable chapters that can be finished in one sitting or picked back up at a later date. There is so many great stories and anecdotes from her illustrious career as well as other influential and sucessful business leader of all different fields. There is also so much more you can access on her website in terms of stories and resources. We all need to play and this book hits the FUN head on. All workplaces could learn a thing or two from this great first work. I very much enjoyed it and recommend it highly.

Such a powerful book on the power of play to improve happiness, connectivity and joy of employees. Kristi Herold has walked the talk and speaks from a deep well of experience. I loved the practical & simple yet powerful concept of play at work. If you’re serious about up leveling your workplace Culture , this is a must read. I’ve bought this for others and the feedback is unanimous —- we love this … & we are definitely incorporating some of Kristi Herold’s gems! I will soon be reading this together w my leadership team and excited to incorporate some of these awesome concepts. Super well done —def recommend !

"It Pays to Play: How Play Improves Business Culture" is a total GAME CHANGER for anyone who is serious about up leveling their team(s)/company culture! Anyone who has struggled with getting their teams to bond, unite, collaborate & support each other at work MUST read "It Pays to Play." Providing practical and highly valuable games and activities for playing at work, Kristi Herold makes the case for how play promotes a healthy work culture & a winning ROI. RUN - do not walk - to purchase this book. You - and your team - will be glad you did!

Loved Kristi's book. Her company Jam organized a number of fun events for my company since 2020. We've been fortunate to be recognized as the Best Place to Work by a number of publications, including Fortune Magazine, and we are always looking for new ideas, new partners, and new creative solutions for connecting our globally distributed company. The book had a lot of really fun real-life ideas and stories, and I can't wait to bring some of these ideas to my team. Definitely getting a copy of the book for our Head of HR

Loved the ideas about improving business culture. Used this for Big League Sports & Entertainment, a Co-ed Social Adult Sport League.

This book sparked so many ideas as I read through it - I couldn't put it down, except to fill an entire notebook with ideas! My organization has great employee retention and a really solid culture, but one thing that keeps coming up in exit interviews is that the team wants more social engagement and activities. Thanks to It Pays to PLAY, I'm finally going to do something about that. Highly recommend, no matter how long you're been in business.

When the world shut down for over a year, "play" became an after thought. Unfortunately, governments placed a priority on resuming other forms of business before recreation and play became a priority. This book shows that "play" is not only fun, but critical to company success, not to mention the health of all of us! The author has years of experience in the industry, and I'm sure I'll be re-reading this over and over for my own business.

It Pays to Play! I absolutely loved this read.In her powerful new book, Kristi Herold draws on years of industry research, her company JAM, and the experiences of other business owners to show that PLAY is a must for companies that want to be successful.Businesses that intentionally make PLAY at work a priority realize higher returns with:1. Happier, healthier employees2. Less employee turnover, greater innovation3. More satisfied, long-term customersAn incredible read with great research and actionable ideas. Well done to you and your team, Kristi!

If your organization isn't making time to play as part of the workday, it should be, and It Pays to PLAY provides the blueprint for success. You'll learn why it's important, the benefits your team will derive and gain some tips from your industry counterparts as to how you can improve team culture through play. A great read!

I highly recommend this book! Kristi Herold gives simple and effective ways to improve your business culture. Her unique perspective can change the way your employees, your customers, and you feel about your business! If you are looking for guidance on how to grow your business, Kristi can help shine the light.

Loved this book! We all talk about the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion - but it is that real sense of belonging that creates a culture that brings out everyone’s best. Play in the workplace is a great way to accelerate and fortify “belonging” and being part of a team. Kristi Herold shows this through countless examples of her own workplace and through the eyes of many successful leaders. The author offers quick and easy ways to get started accessible to all companies - big or small, in person or virtual, sporty or non-sporty. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to build a better workplace for all.

It Pays To Play is the “How To” on improving company moral. Kiribati Herold has thoroughly researched team dynamics. She lays it out with an easy and entertaining read. If you want to improve employee happiness this is the book for you!