Why Creating Joy is the Way to Build Productive and Creative Teams

Many of us talk about wanting to be happy. But we're actually looking for joy.

A leader's job is not to come up with the best ideas, but to create an environment where people come up with the best ideas. And there’s no better way to achieve that than creating joy for your people. Unfortunately, this is the one thing most leaders overlook when trying to build productive teams.

In this video, Sabrina talks about joy and how leaders can use it to motivate and energize their people. She also shares why happiness is a critical factor in employee engagement and the telltale signs your people are unhappy.

Key Quotes:

• “The biggest mistake CEOs make with employee wellbeing is they don't know whether their people are actually happy or not.”
• “A leader's job is not to come up with the best ideas, but to create an environment where people are having their best ideas.”
• “Joy is something that you can feel with your body. It feels like warmth in your belly and warmth in your heart space.”
• “Many of us talk about wanting to be happy. We're actually looking for joy.”
• “When you create more joy, your productivity changes, your creativity changes, and your tolerance for challenging things changes.”
• “Joy is contagious. When an organization is drilled deep in the joy and the excitement of doing the work, then people also feel really connected to the vision.”
• "People don't leave their company. They leave their manager”

What You’ll Learn:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:43) What is Joy?

(03:09) The Best Way to Motivate Your People

(06:30) Lack of Joy Equals Lack of Good Ideas From Your Team

(08:20) Signs an Employee is Unhappy

(09:27) Why You Need to Be Aware of Your Employees Happiness

Links and Resources:

• The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Myevergrowth.com
• Sabrina’s LinkedIn
• Sabrina on X

About the Show

Are you a leader of a fast-growing organization who wants to build a world-class team?

Welcome to Evergrowing, where leaders like you learn to build high-performing teams. I believe when you sign up to be a leader, you sign up for a journey of constantly growing - Evergrowing. I’m Sabrina Wang, CEO of Evergrowth Coaching. I've been a coach to many top CEOs in the world who do 8-9 figures in revenue. I'm bringing to you the most common breakthroughs in coaching sessions. I was the former Head of Coaching to Matt Mochary, author of The Great CEO Within, and the CEO coach to leading tech companies like Coinbase, OpenAI, Reddit, and so on.

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