Choose a job you love, and you never have to work a day in your life Confucius
In order for our teams and staff to achieve their very best, we can create a sense of fun and happiness in our workplaces. This is often referred to as positive psychology and encourages a strength based focus to our practices.
I believe that we have forgotten how to do this so we need to refocus our minds on:
How can we enjoy doing the tasks assigned to us and do them better and in new ways?
How can we feel we belong with those who we are working alongside?
How can we feel respected and noticed?
Happiness at work is critical and those who spread happiness and joy enable others to be motivated and builds positivity. When we become stressed, we lose focus, and have negative thoughts like “I have to quit”, “I cannot take it anymore”, “I am not worth it” which drain teams of energy.
Finding happiness and fun encourages team building and enables people to work together for the common good.
Self Determination theory identifies that individuals need autonomy, competency and connection in order to be motivated. Building on these principles with a positive strength based lens allows individuals to be empowered and confident and enables fun to be felt within the team.
Problem solving can be the source of team work and creativity.
Team work can create recognition and enable exploring of others views.
Succeeding in an achievement enables a sense of winning.
Leadership creates sparks to increase motivation and reminds us to prompt others.
