Leading with joy-leadership development organisation

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Leading with joy A unique leadership strategy

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Leading with joy A unique leadership strategy

• One of our favourite TED talks is that by the
  Israeli conductor Itay Talgam. He analyses the
  style of various conductors to draw lessons about
  leadership and he has this to say about one of
  them What can you say the conductor was doing,
  actually? Um, he was happy. And I often show this
  to senior management. People get annoyed. You
  come to work. How come youre so
  happy? Something must be wrong there, yeah?

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• The idea that making the workplace more
  collegial, and engaging employees in interesting
  activities that will also result in higher
  productivity has certainly come of age.But is
  that truly enough?
• As companies (read the HR departments of said
  companies) grasp for more and more entertaining
  ways to spend the annual day, perhaps the real
  question that leaders need to be asking
  themselves What can I do to contribute to my own
  joy and the joy of others who work with me?

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Theres certainly enough of a business case for
this

• Theres the cost of inefficiency owing to
  disengagement

(Source https//www.perkbox.com/uk/resources/libr
ary/interactive-the-financial-cost-of-employee-dis
engagement)
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The cost of Replacing Disengaged exits
(Source https//www.madisonapproach.com/retaining
-top-employees-reduces-cost-of-employee-turnover/)
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And the cost of brand rebuilding in the
post-glassdoor world
(Source https//www.careerarc.com/blog/2017/11/em
ployer-branding-study-infographic/)
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So what does a leader need to do to promote a
culture of joy?
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Provide True Autonomy

• Autonomy is one of the three factors of intrinsic
  motivation. Most managers understand the
  importance of trusting their team to do complex
  tasks on their own the challenge is in being
  able to do so even when every fibre of your being
  is anxious about the consequences of failure.
  Recognizing your own beliefs about control,
  perfection and success is vital to truly letting
  go.

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Appreciate Genuinely

• In India, we are not typically big on
  appreciation. Were taught to focus on our work
  and not the return it gets us. This sense of
  humility being a virtue is so deeply ingrained in
  us that it can difficult for managers to even
  recognize that recognition is a good thing. When
  you notice good work, tell people you have
  noticed it and share impact of their behavior on
  yourself or others. There, you have introduced a
  currency of kindness that will multiple by
  itself as long as it is passed on.

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Play Freely

• Playing at work can energize us, make us more
  creative and help us access our brain in its
  entirety. So consider starting your next team
  meeting with a game

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Keep Purpose Alive

• Another key factor of intrinsic motivation that
  people need to know what larger goal theyre
  working towards. Most teams do, but its easy to
  get caught up in the mire of deadlines and
  inter-team conflicts and forget what their true
  North is. Its an interesting exercise to ask
  your team members to write down what they think
  the purpose of your team is and read it out you
  may be surprised at what we often take for
  granted.

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Strengths. Strengths. Strengths

• Think of a high school athlete with promise They
  are outstanding at basketball and average at
  soccer. Would you ask them to focus on and bring
  up to scratch their skills at soccer and give
  them a list of dribble skills, footwork and more
  soccer based training? Or would you get them a
  special basketball coach to help them explore
  their potential? Weve experienced many leaders
  and team members alike tending to focus overly on
  development areas It is good to keep an eye out
  for deal breakers but true, fulfilling growth
  happens when we play to our strengths.

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• We hope this fuels you towards seeking out more
  joy for yourself and for those you lead into
  success and happiness.
• Navgati runs a one-day workshop on Leading with
  Joy, where we spend the day with managers
  exploring in depth some of these concepts,
  sharing tools to strengthen their ability to lead
  with joy and setting them up for success in their
  quest. 

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