Joyful Work

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Joyful Work

• The Art of Crafting Happiness and Life in our
  Organizations!

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My Purpose here today!

• Be in service
• Positive experience
• Feelings of hope rejuvenation
• Concrete strategies ideas for creating joy for
  ourselves at work

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What to Expect

• Experiential Formathows that comfort zone?
• To be reminded about a lot of stuff you already
  know!
• To have some fun interaction

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Who Am I Why do I think Joy at Work is so
Important !?

• I know what its like when Joy is not present at
  work!
• Registered Social Worker since 1989 17 years!
• Own iMaGine Consulting Services
  Coach/Consultant
• Front-line to Management
• Royal Roads 2004-2006 Research Thesis The
  Joy-Lunch Club The art of crafting life-giving
  organizations

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But why study Joy in the workplace?

• Personal experience of avoiding burnout
• The team I was on
• I loved my co-workers my organization

• What does burnout look like?
• general unhappiness/negative noticing
• sickness (including addictions, depression, etc)
• no zest left for jobWhy do I do this work???

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The benefits of Joy at Work

• Meaningful retention of staff
• Productivity Health
• Customer Service
• WE DESERVE IT!
• Empowerment of self

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What exactly is Joy?

• Its personal individual
• The feeling of your heart about to leap out of
  your chest (new wine or that other word I cant
  spell!)
• The feeling of deep satisfaction and
  meaningfulness in an experience
• Joy happiness are different but both are
  contagious

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Being Contagious

• No one, even Annikin, ever really wants to join
  the dark side!
• Lets try an experiment.
• What did you notice?

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IMAGINEIf you think you can or cant..you are
right!

• What are your experiences right now in your
  workplace that contribute to your feelings of
  happiness or joy?
• What currently exists in/at your work that gets
  in the way of your feelings of happiness or joy?
• What would it take for you to experience more joy
  for yourself and others at your work?

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The Cocktail Party
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SURVEY SAYS

• Name some of the Personal or Self-Related Factors
  that lead to Joy at Work!

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Personal/Self-Related Factors

• Feelings of resilience, self-efficacy,
  empowerment
• Practicing Self-Care Accepting Support
• Being in-service to another

• Personal Spirituality/Calling or Vocation
• Contributing to an appreciative atmosphere

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• Name some of the relationship/other
  people-related factors to experiencing joy at
  work

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Relationship/Other People-Related Factors

• Connecting
• Influence both positive negative
• Mentoring/Coaching/Role Models
• Friendship
• Trust
• Leadership

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• Name some of the organizational/cultural factors
  that create Joy at Work

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Organizational/Cultural Factors

• Feeling of Community
• How we face change/transition
• honoring the past
• excitement/ownership
• of the new

• Physical Surroundings/Décor
• Forgiveness FUN! )

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Ideas for Creating Joy

• Tell a joke a day
• Invite your co-workers to imagine
• Say hello to someone you dont know
• Make a coffee date
• Sing
• Smile
• Meditate or Pray
• Visualize
• Play
• Notice beauty
• Be courageous
• Start a Joy-Lunch Club
• Share from the heart

• Practice acts of kindness random or not
• Be kind
• Find a balance
• Appreciate others
• Serve with your whole heart
• Grow personally
• Dance
• Exercise
• Welcome new people honour endings
• Assume good intent
• Be open to learning
• Build communities on common ground

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Lets Play a Game!

• What did the game feel like when the rules
  changed to become more cooperative?
• How does this activity mirror your experiences in
  your workplace?
• What can we learn from this?

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Wrapping things up

• What steps will you take to create greater
  happiness or joy for yourself at work?
• Who will you ask to support you?
• What steps will you take to contribute to the
  happiness of others at your workplace?

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My wish for you
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THANK YOU

• Marina Giacomin MA.,RSW
• mgiacomin_at_shaw.ca
• mgiacomin_at_aspenfamily.org
• [phone] (ext. 103)
• Cell [phone]