Playing the part

Oddball Leaders play everyday.

Playing the part
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One of the most amusing comments someone has made about my “office aesthetic” was made late last year.

I was meeting with someone in my office, who all of a sudden started sniffing.

“Why does it smell like Play-doh in here?” she asked.

I couldn’t blame her. I didn’t have Play-doh in my office in that moment, but I had Legos. And a wide array of fidgets and puzzles. And coloring books.

Truth is, my office typically looked more like a kindergarten classroom than a place for a grown-ass adult to work.

But it’s by design. I am the Queen of Office Playtime!

(…I did add Play-doh to my arsenal later that week.)

But there’s a point to all this! I don’t house Legos and coloring books in my office for no reason: