Cultivating Ordinary Joy at Work

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A Leadership & Team Reflection Tool

Personal Reflection

  1. When do I feel most energised at work?
  2. What small moments have made a difference to me recently?
  3. Where do I experience a sense of progress?
  4. Do I recognise my own small wins?
  5. What contributes most to my sense of belonging?

If You Are a Leader

  1. How often do I acknowledge incremental progress?
  2. Do my team members feel psychologically safe?
  3. How intentionally do I create meaningful conversations?
  4. What systems reinforce recognition?
  5. Where might unnecessary complexity be reducing joy?
  6. How am I modelling emotional steadiness and optimism?

Team Dialogue Questions

Use in a meeting or workshop:

  • What gives us energy in our work together?
  • When do we feel most connected?
  • Where are small wins happening that we are not celebrating?
  • What one practice could we introduce to build more ordinary joy?
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