Bringing Your Own Unique Style To Even The Most Mundane Jobs

August 15, 2018 by

mundane jobWhile giving keynote speeches and leadership development workshops, I am often asked how to engage employees who work in the most repetitive or boring jobs. In this post, I want to highlight an awesome individual who provides the most telling answer to that question.

The Tarmac Dancer, as he’s come to be known on social media, is stunned by his sudden viral fame, though for passengers and employees at the Greater Rochester International Airport it’s nothing new.

His name is Kyran Ashford, and he’s worked at the airport almost five years. He is employed by JetStream Ground Services, which is contracted by Southwest. Along with his killer moves as an air marshal, he also is known for wearing a giant red-white-and-blue top hat and issuing the boarding instructions to customers as a rap.

Check it out:


Kyran said he was stunned that his airport dance went viral, and that he couldn’t help but skip out on sleeping just to see all the positive reviews and comments on the post and across social media.

As he told the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: “Everything I’ve been doing, that’s all a part of who I am…. My Mother raised me to be the type of man to walk around with great character, and that people should never be ashamed of who they are.”

Kyran frequently posts videos on YouTube (though none that have been viewed as many times as Terry McBride’s video) showing him dancing, singing, and even having a relay race against the Syracuse Softball Team.

Everyone knows that the airport can be a hectic and uncomfortable place to be, with people worried whether they’ve packed everything they need while struggling to make their flights. For Kyran, his antics are a great way for him to express himself creatively in a job that doesn’t often offer a lot of opportunities for it. And his antics help make an often tough or boring experience memorable and fun for travelers of all ages.

For anyone working in a repetitive or seemingly boring job, this is a great example of how to bring your own fun into the workplace. What’s more—a great attitude spreads to colleagues and customers as well.

Source: Terry McBride – Facebook

 

Kevin Sheridan is an internationally-recognized Keynote Speaker, a New York Times Best Selling Author, and one of the most sought-after voices in the world on the topic of Employee Engagement. For five years running, he has been honored on Inc. Magazine’s top 100 Leadership Speakers in the world, as well as Inc.’s top 100 experts on Employee Engagement. He was also honored to be named to The Employee Engagement Award’s Top 101 Global Influencers on Employee Engagement of 2017.

Having spent thirty years as a high-level Human Capital Management consultant, Kevin has helped some of the world’s largest corporations rebuild a culture that fosters productive engagement, earning him several distinctive awards and honors. Kevin’s premier creation, PEER®, has been consistently recognized as a long-overdue, industry-changing innovation in the field of Employee Engagement. His first book, Building a Magnetic Culture, made six of the best seller lists including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. He is also the author of The Virtual Manager, which explores how to most effectively manage remote workers.

Kevin received a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1988, concentrating his degree in Strategy, Human Resources Management, and Organizational Behavior. He is also a serial entrepreneur, having founded and sold three different companies.

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