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237: Create the Conditions for Joy in the Workplace with Akaya Windwood
237: Create the Conditions for Joy in the Workplace with Akaya Windwood
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Managers often focus on creating work environments that cultivate inclusivity, productivity, and innovation - which are all important. However, when was the last time you intentionally created an environment for… joy? Turns out, when employees are joyful at work, they are more likely to be productive and work harder to achieve their goals. In fact, joy in the workplace can lead to a more successful team and a better working experience for everyone involved - and it’s up to the manager to create the conditions to make that happen.
Today’s guest is. Akaya Windwood. Akaya advises, trains, and consults on how change happens individually, organizationally, and societally. She is on the faculty for the RSF Social Finance Integrated Capital Fellowship and is the founder of the New Universal, which centers human wisdom in the wisdom of Brown women. She was the president of Rockwood Leadership Institute for many years and directed the Mycelium Fund.
Akaya and I talk about the bits of wisdom she and her co-author collected over the years on what it means to foster joy in the workplace and how you can too.
Members of the Modern Manager community get a chance to win 1 free copy of Akaya’s book, Leading with Joy. Sharing vignettes about the authors’ insights and stories and discussion questions to go along, Leading with Joy promotes a courageous and compassionate approach to leadership that can sustain purposeful action and social change. Get it when you join the Modern Manager community.
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Read the related blog article: How to Create a Joyful Work Atmosphere
KEEP UP WITH AKAYA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeadingWithJoy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leadingwithjoy/
Website: https://leadingwithjoybook.com/
Key Takeaways:
We can’t force our team members to feel joy (nor is our responsibility to), but we can (and should) create the conditions for people to find joy.
Happiness is an emotion from an external experience while joy is a bodily sense from within.
Today’s guest is. Akaya Windwood. Akaya advises, trains, and consults on how change happens individually, organizationally, and societally. She is on the faculty for the RSF Social Finance Integrated Capital Fellowship and is the founder of the New Universal, which centers human wisdom in the wisdom of Brown women. She was the president of Rockwood Leadership Institute for many years and directed the Mycelium Fund.
Akaya and I talk about the bits of wisdom she and her co-author collected over the years on what it means to foster joy in the workplace and how you can too.
Members of the Modern Manager community get a chance to win 1 free copy of Akaya’s book, Leading with Joy. Sharing vignettes about the authors’ insights and stories and discussion questions to go along, Leading with Joy promotes a courageous and compassionate approach to leadership that can sustain purposeful action and social change. Get it when you join the Modern Manager community.
Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and free mini-guides delivered to your inbox.
Read the related blog article: How to Create a Joyful Work Atmosphere
KEEP UP WITH AKAYA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeadingWithJoy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leadingwithjoy/
Website: https://leadingwithjoybook.com/
Key Takeaways:
We can’t force our team members to feel joy (nor is our responsibility to), but we can (and should) create the conditions for people to find joy.
Happiness is an emotion from an external experience while joy is a bodily sense from within.
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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