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How Do I Know I Belong? joy at work Feb 15, 2021

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...

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Joy at Work Involves Everyone joy at work Feb 10, 2021

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...

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Willingness to Belong joy at work Feb 06, 2021

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...

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How to Be Adaptable and Keep Your Strong Point of View joy at work Feb 03, 2021

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...

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Joy Research Quotes joy at work joy research Feb 02, 2021

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...

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Spreading Joy Can Help You Feel Joy Yourself change leadership joy at work Jan 25, 2021

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...

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Change is a Learning Process change change leadership joy at work leadership Jan 22, 2021

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...

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Debate Can be Enriching and Energizing joy at work management Jan 20, 2021

Written by Roxanne Brown

When you're surprised to learn that your colleague thinks very differently than you, that’s a good time to get curious.

“I wonder why they feel that way? I wonder what life experiences brought them to that point of view?”

You won’t know the...

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The Art of Joy at Work joy at work Jan 17, 2021

Written by Roxanne Brown

Inside the first few weeks of the year, we’ve noticed a theme: People having trouble getting back into their work.

If this is you, here are a few thought experiments to try!

1…
What if you imagined your workday as a story? How would you like...

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Nurturing Trust at Work joy at work Jan 14, 2021

Written by Roxanne Brown

We (The Change Decision) often talk about trust at work in terms of risk. How risky is it for me to trust my boss? My colleagues? My company? My team?

Joy at Work is present when I don’t have to think about that and just focus on the work. When my attention...

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Joy at Work in Action joy at work Jan 05, 2021

Written by Roxanne Brown

When we do work we enjoy that contributes toward a shared goal, we feel joy at work.

When we give selflessly to colleagues; when we work hard with others that are seeking the same goal; when we believe the goal is worth going after; when we trust each other, we feel...

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The 2020 Word Was Freedom joy at work Jan 01, 2021

Written by Roxanne Brown

In January 2020, I chose a word for the year: Freedom. That choice was about freedom from self-doubt, freedom from the noise in my head, and the freedom to choose from more options resulting from the first two. When I think back on that now, I can hear the wish to go...

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