Here’s How Managers Can Rediscover Their Joy at Work

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Harvard Business Review

Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Marketing, Business, Business/management, Management, Business/marketing, Business/entrepreneurship, Innovation, Hbr, Strategy, Economics, Finance, Teams, Harvard

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🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Managing is a tough job, sometimes a seemingly thankless one where you can feel squeezed from all sides. But for team leaders who are feeling burnt out or overwhelmed with their job, Daisy Auger-Domínguez has advice on regaining your joy at work. She recommends various techniques to incorporate optimism and well-being into your management role. They include remembering your purpose, embracing a beginner’s mindset, keeping a folder of positive feedback as inspiration, and celebrating the contributions of team members. Auger-Domínguez is a workplace strategist and the author of the HBR article "Finding Joy as a Manager — Even on Bad Days."

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1:03.6	I'm Kurt Nickish.
1:04.7	Being a manager can be a hard job. You're distributing heavy workloads, delegating shifting
1:18.2	priorities, overseeing important tasks, and handling personalities and interpersonal tensions.
1:25.2	You have to challenge your team, shield them, and inspire them.
1:29.2	No two days are the same.
1:31.4	So managing can be powerful and meaningful work. It can also be a grind that
1:36.9	wears you down and if you feel anxious or burnt out as a manager that can trickle down to your team faster than you realize.
1:46.2	Today's guest is here to help managers rediscover the joy in their work and amplify that joy
1:51.5	throughout their teams.
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