It was a great discussion, and contained some very strong messages about survey fatigue, and minimising the burden of measurement whilst also recognising how important measurement is. And it was great to see a few familiar faces as well!

Now I’m looking forward to the next Collective meeting on 9 September at 12pm.

This is a tricky one, isn’t it, when you consider hybrid or remote workers. I ran a survey during the lockdowns, with an admittedly small sample size (n=50), and the people reporting the highest levels of satisfaction with working from home regularly stated they were able to ‘switch off’ from work. Those in shared accommodation, or with caring…Read more

That’s a really good article, thanks for posting Julia – the underlying themes of being true to yourself, having the space and opportunity to improve yourself, to fail and learn are all vital to Joy in Work.

I’m also very pleased to see something I really believe being given a name ‘freedom to fade’. People cannot, put simply, be on the go 100%…Read more

Thanks Julia, and to Maria for her brilliant organisational skills! And to everyone who attended and gave their time and brainpower to the task at hand, I hugely enjoyed the session, but it went by in a blur!
I’m really looking forward to the next session. Make sure you’re signed up so you don’t miss out!

I try to live #s 1 and 3 – I have ‘Speedy’ meetings set as the default on my calendar. I try to do 2, but it’s very much a work in progress! Good post, Julia.

Hello Pete, welcome to the Joy in Work SIG. It’s great to have you here, and hopefully you’ll feel able to share some of the experiences you have had around joy in work.

PS, don’t forget to sign up for the Curiosity Collectives. They’re a monthly lunchtime get together, where we will discuss the various topics around Joy in Work – and an…Read more

Welcome to the group, Haydn – please feel free to share a little bit about yourself and how you think about joy in work – and sign up for our Curiosity Collective! They’re going to run monthly, starting at lunchtime on Thursday 20 June and will be a great chance for people to get together and have a discussion about the thorny topics of the day!