Tips to Rediscover Joy at Work

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Summary

A year and a half of the Covid pandemic has left many of us bereft of the joy we once felt at work. Add to the losses we鈥檝e suffered the constant need to present ourselves as more 鈥渙kay鈥 than we really feel and the requirement to always be in response mode rather than pursuing the work we most enjoy and it鈥檚 no wonder that we鈥檙e mired in malaise.

Psychologist and leadership coach Rebecca Newton describes four steps to take to rebuild our sense of professional joy: Build your strengths into your day, focus on your professional growth, share your emotions with a trusted colleague, and rebuild relationships through the work itself.