Joy at Work Thinking
Written by Roxanne Brown
Being adaptable at work means you’re willing to learn and evolve or expand your thinking. It means you’re willing to accept that some situations require different ways of doing things. Yes, you have experience that tells you what’s wise but you also know that evolving a...
Written by Roxanne Brown
The first time we created Joy at Work on a team (a huge group of 250 people located all over the country), everyone asked us how we did it…
Was it more…
• Team lunches?
• Ice cream socials?
• Scavenger hunts?
• Roleplay simulations?
• Game competitions?
• Office spa days?
• Jug...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Why is belonging an important contributor to joy in the workplace?
When people are willing to belong there is greater potential for the integration of unique talents among team members to solve problems. When people feel valued by their organization they are encouraged t...
Written by Roxanne Brown
How do my work colleagues, leaders, and company tell me I belong?
* When there’s specific acknowledgment of my work, capabilities, and contributions by others
* When I’m included in work projects and conversations that are specific to my unique capabilities and contributi...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Joy at Work involves everyone!
Thoughts to reflect on...
My joy: How do I feel at work? What joy am I bringing to work?
Our joy: How do my relationships feel with others? How am I contributing joy to those relationships?
Team joy: How does it feel to be part of the team? Ho...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Willingness to belong is one of the emerging dimensions of Joy at Work…
“I am willing to belong because I am seen, heard, and understood in a way that I perceive as positive. My unique capabilities and contributions have value here. I know that because I can see for myse...
Written by Roxanne Brown
The trick to adaptability is to have a strong point of view based on your experience and expertise yet hold a state of openness to take in and lightly evaluate new information, to see how your perspective changes and see if there’s any utility in that shift to the probl...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Some quotes from recent Joy Research interviews…
“Talent is the whole game.”
“The definition of a great place to work has evolved over the last year.”
“We spend so much of our lives at work, the standards for who you work for ought to be very high.”
“People are evaluating t...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Are you an early adopter at work? Changing to something new while the folks around you haven’t changed yet takes courage.
Are you an influencer at work? Changing influences people around you to change too.
Are you slow to adopt changes at work? If you’ve been burned in th...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Spreading joy can help you feel joy yourself.
You may feel frustrated by your work.
You may feel frustrated by your colleagues.
You can also let that go temporarily and just imagine you love your work and enjoy working with your colleagues.
With that in mind, what could you...
Written by Roxanne Brown
It’s not usually WHAT you want to change that upsets people, it’s HOW they feel they (and others) are treated in the process that is most upsetting. The best you can do is be intentional about how you want it to feel and decide what must be true for that to happen. Then...
Written by Roxanne Brown
As a leader, you do things all the time that no one will ever know you did. No one will ever know how you struggled over the decisions, the work, the sacrifice you made or the arrows you took. It’s impossible for others to know. They aren’t you and they don’t sit where ...
