Purposeful Play with "The Positive Psychology Play Whisperer" - Jeff Harry

Today’s guest has unlocked the secrets behind play, but what does that mean? Play is not just reserved for kids on the playground, and the reality is that play is where genius resides, and it’s through play and positive psychology that individuals and companies can successful navigate many of their complex challenges.This week’s guest is a renowned speaker, he has worked with:GoogleFacebook MicrosoftAmazonNFL He taught these organizations how to embrace play, and really how to bring a positive psychology mindset to your company. Jeff Harry, the Positive Psychology Play Whisperer is this week’s guest on “The Jake Dunlap Show.”Born to a Filipino Mother and a Caribbean father, Jeff was always interested in play. So much so that he actually wrote to toy companies while he was in the 3rd grade! Later on, Jeff pitched the idea of having an area where kids can play with toys in the toy store. Jeff is all about creating psychological safe spaces, and one way to do so was by incorporating more play, so much so that Jeff found a Lego Role on Craigslist that paid $150/week. Jeff went on to grow that company from 7 people to a large organization. Jeff started his career as a Product Demonstrator at Toys R Us NYC location, and worked his way through other organizations such as Play-Well TEKnologies, Organizing For America, and most recently at “Rediscover Your Play” - where Jeff combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces, help teams build psychological safety and assist individuals in address their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work (per Jeff’s LinkedIn)Topics of discussion in today’s episode:RetentionJake’s Training Story The “Zone of Genius”How Toxicity Prevents Imagination Please enjoy this week’s episode with Jeff Harry!  Jeff’s Social Media Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffharryplays/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffharryplays/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffHarryPlays?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.harry.7315 Jake Dunlap:Personal Site - http://jakedunlap.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakedunlap/Twitter - https://twitter.com/JakeTDunlapInstagram - http://instagram.com/jake\_dunlap _Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JakeTDunlap/ Skaled:Website - https://skaled.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/skaledYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsw\_03rSlbGQkeLGMGiDf4Q