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But even though the parquet floor and backboard had to go, the spirited corporate atmosphere remains, say Cignal's founders. ]]></brief><keywords/><url>/search/19253.html</url><purchaseUrl/></region></section>   <list>      <id>1568</id>      <title>Creating a Fun Workplace</title>      <style>full</style>   </list></configurator><meta><channel><name>Leadership and Strategy</name><id>6</id>   <subchannel>   <name>Leading Your Company</name><id>137</id>      <microchannel>      <name>Corporate Culture</name><id>1315</id>      </microchannel>      <microchannel>      <name>Employee Management and Communication</name><id>1316</id>      </microchannel>   </subchannel></channel><channel><name>Human Resources</name><id>3</id>   <subchannel>   <name>Managing Employees</name><id>101</id>      <microchannel>      <name>Employee Retention</name><id>1003</id>      </microchannel>      <microchannel>      <name>Hiring and Interviewing</name><id>1007</id>      </microchannel>      <microchannel>      <name>Managing Employees (The Basics)</name><id>1008</id>      </microchannel>      <microchannel>      <name>Motivating Employees</name><id>1009</id>      </microchannel>   </subchannel></channel><keywords/><editor><id>462</id><firstname>Stephanie</firstname><lastname>Overby</lastname><username/><email>stephanie_overby@inc.com</email><phone/><url/><image><name>No Image</name><id>14</id><width>1</width><height>1</height></image><company><id>15</id><production>1</production><name>Inc.com</name><address/><city/><state/><country/><url>http://www.inc.com</url><ticker/><relationship><name>No Relationship Exists</name><id>1</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name>Division</name><id>6</id></companytype><image><name>No Image</name><id>14</id><width>1</width><height>1</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy><![CDATA[Inc.com is an Internet company serving the small-business market. Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source. Inc.com has relationships with more than 80 Solutions Providers and content providers (including <i>Inc</i> magazine).<p/>Inc.com LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, headquartered in Boston, Mass.<p/><b><font color="#993300">Inc.com: Where to start and run your business.</font></b>]]></bodycopy></company><title>Producer</title></editor></meta><document><pubdate>October 18, 2000</pubdate><pubdateYMD>20001018</pubdateYMD><moddate>April 26, 2003</moddate><startdate>October 18, 2000</startdate><expiredate>April 26, 2003</expiredate><postdate>October 18, 2000</postdate><title><![CDATA[Creating a Fun Workplace]]></title><title-nohtml><![CDATA[Creating a Fun Workplace]]></title-nohtml><brief><![CDATA[We've gathered some of the best formulas for fun we've come across, for your reading pleasure.]]></brief><brief-nohtml><![CDATA[We've gathered some of the best formulas for fun we've come across, for your reading pleasure.]]></brief-nohtml><owner><id>15</id><production>1</production><name>Inc.com</name><address/><city/><state/><country/><url>http://www.inc.com</url><ticker/><relationship><name>No Relationship Exists</name><id>1</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name>Division</name><id>6</id></companytype><image><name>No Image</name><id>14</id><width>1</width><height>1</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy><![CDATA[Inc.com is an Internet company serving the small-business market. Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source. Inc.com has relationships with more than 80 Solutions Providers and content providers (including <i>Inc</i> magazine).<p/>Inc.com LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, headquartered in Boston, Mass.<p/><b><font color="#993300">Inc.com: Where to start and run your business.</font></b>]]></bodycopy></owner><pagetitle><![CDATA[Inc.com:Guide:Creating a Fun Workplace]]></pagetitle><articletype><id>0</id><name/></articletype><pagenumber>0</pagenumber><legacyid/><byline><author><id>462</id><firstname>Stephanie</firstname><lastname>Overby</lastname><username/><email>stephanie_overby@inc.com</email><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author><author><id>0</id><firstname/><lastname/><username/><email/><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author></byline><bodycopy style="simple"><text><![CDATA["<a href="http://www.inc.com/incmagazine/article/1,,ART19758_CNT53,00.html">Laissez les bons temps roulez</a>" may seem like a sentiment more suited to Mardi Gras than business. But we at inc.com can tell you we've seen a number of growing companies letting the good times roll at work. And why not? An enjoyable corporate culture can have a positive effect on everything from recruiting and retention to productivity and profitability to marketing and sales.<p>In fact, in the high-tech world, fun has become a kind of requirement. "In the Internet space, fun is an employee benefit, more or less like stock options: every business has to offer it," writes <i>Inc.</i> magazine editor-in-chief <a href="http://www.inc.com/incmagazine/article/1,,ART19749_CNT53,00.html"><b>George Gendron</b></a> in the August 2000 issue of the magazine.<p>But what constitutes a fun culture at one company could totally flop at another. And while one business may budget big bucks to create a culture of fun, another may keep employees entertained without spending a penny. We've gathered some of the best and most unique formulas for fun we've come across for your reading pleasure. Perhaps one of them will inspire you to create your own unique company prescription for fun.]]></text></bodycopy><subjects/></document></content>