Can There Really Be Joy at Work?
Many people believe if they become successful at
work, they automatically will become happy.
That scenario probably should be reversed
(Leader to Leader, 2012). We should become happy, which
will then help us become successful. Happiness is defined
as “the joy we feel striving after our potential” (p 1). We all
want our employees to be happy, but can we create joy at
work to accomplish that goal? Should we even try?
Manion (2003) noted many nurse executives and leaders
have lost the sense of joy they once experienced in
their work due to financial difficulties, declining employee
commitment, and escalating patient and family
demands, as well as everyday crises. We are more likely to
overhear people talking about dreading going to work
than to catch them talking about their passion and enthusiasm
for their jobs. According to Gallup’s 2013 “State of
the American Workplace Report,” only 30% of Americans
feel engaged and inspired at work (Pozin, 2013). We relate
the quality of our lives largely to how we feel about and
enjoy our work. Loss of joy, according to Manion (2003),
is more than a personal issue; it is also an organizational
issue. Joy connotes a positive mood that has been linked
to greater helping behavior, enhanced creativity, integrative
thinking, inductive reasoning, more efficient decision
making, greater cooperation, and the use of more successful
negotiation strategies.
Can There Really Be Joy at Work?
Many people believe if they become successful at
work, they automatically will become happy.
That scenario probably should be reversed
(Leader to Leader, 2012). We should become happy, which
will then help us become successful. Happiness is defined
as “the joy we feel striving after our potential” (p 1). We all
want our employees to be happy, but can we create joy at
work to accomplish that goal? Should we even try?
Manion (2003) noted many nurse executives and leaders
have lost the sense of joy they once experienced in
their work due to financial difficulties, declining employee
commitment, and escalating patient and family
demands, as well as everyday crises. We are more likely to
overhear people talking about dreading going to work
than to catch them talking about their passion and enthusiasm
for their jobs. According to Gallup’s 2013 “State of
the American Workplace Report,” only 30% of Americans
feel engaged and inspired at work (Pozin, 2013). We relate
the quality of our lives largely to how we feel about and
enjoy our work. Loss of joy, according to Manion (2003),
is more than a personal issue; it is also an organizational
issue. Joy connotes a positive mood that has been linked
to greater helping behavior, enhanced creativity, integrative
thinking, inductive reasoning, more efficient decision
making, greater cooperation, and the use of more successful
negotiation strategies.
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