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In joy, we know that all hearts desire to be whole. Wholeness requires authenticity. Authenticity comes from one’s heart smiling back at being them. This is how you know you are being wholly you. So, what then are we to do about experiences of guilt and shame?
I have been in the Entrepreneurial game for a long time now – I just surpassed 25 years (where does the time go?). In that
There’s a major shift in the corporate mindset these days to focus more on achieving harmony over balance. Me personally, I prefer synergy. Regardless of
In a world mired in the painful realities of 2020, what does it mean that so many companies are looking to the “Chief Happiness Officers”
In a previous post we discussed how joy is everywhere, tucked inside of every decision and action we make. Once we begin to recognize how
Joy is everywhere. Everything you do is informed by it and your pursuit of it. From the most mundane to the most critical decisions and
A recent podcast conversation between the founders of Okta, Slack, and Pigeonly, landed on the concept that entrepreneurs should focus on the “long-game”. It’s a
In the face of this global pandemic, one casualty many have had to endure is the death of ambition. A recent, frankly fantastic, Medium post
I get excited when change and transformation are afoot and that is because my inner Maximizer naturally starts tracking the light. It is not that
Some people hear the word “joy” in relation to the workplace and are immediately confused. In some cases, they can even be rather hostile. One
As we’ve gone out and spread the word on joy, one of the most common misunderstandings and questions we get is around how joy relates
We have been taught to wait until the struggle is over so that we can be free enough to experience joy. Joy is not something
What we offer leaders at The Big Joy Theory is a lens through which people can understand their own data for who they are as
I love me some ribs. Seriously, there is not a food on earth that beats an immaculately prepared Texas-style slab of baby backs for me.
Now that we have settled into this world that we are living in, people are starting to think about who they really are as leaders,
Data. Analytics. Finance. Operational efficiency. Negotiations. Decision making. These are the hard mechanical functions that lead to business and economic success. Joy. Freedom. Breath. Self-expression.
Before we were The Big Joy Theory, we were TandemSpring. And, TandemSpring also had a blog. Some of which, was really great stuff. So, here are just a few selected articles from the old TandemSpring blog that we feel still hold relevance to our current work in joy and detaching from the corporate mindset, and, in some cases, are just a bit of fun. Enjoy!
In “Being Accountable To You” we emphasized the need to take care of ourselves first so that we could take better care of others and how to find accountability to ourselves. This can not only work for you as an individual, but also in your workplace where we are constantly asked to do things for others in the name of being a “team player” and supporting the business. We just need to answer some obvious questions first.
All of us have put in our 10,000 hours towards mastering our strengths. We all have overcome countless fears and doubts in our journey towards success. We have discovered our expectations of ourselves, where they came from, and have chosen to either accept or reject the expectations others have placed on us. We’ve even explored how the concept of the linear path to success is an illusion. So, why then, wouldn’t we all be operating in our most authentic truth and as our fullest selves? The answer, quite simply is that we choose to not be accountable to ourselves by not putting ourselves first.
If we believe that everyone has talents and strengths, then we must challenge ourselves to actually live from that truth. To more fully live into the possibility that everyone is talented and exceptional in some meaningful way, we must begin to unravel the code of the corporate mindset and challenge the underlying assumptions that govern it. The first step is to realize that all of our previous success still counts towards our greatness and readiness to perform.
Often, we get asked, “what exactly IS the corporate mindset” and why are we so hell-bent on flipping it? And, perhaps most importantly, what is it about the corporate mindset that keeps people from being leaders?
These are critical questions, and ones that, without answers, make much of the rest of what we talk about and do less relevant, if not altogether absurd.
Like art, the corporate mindset is somewhat difficult to define, but oh so obvious when you see it and feel its limitations.
Today there are plenty of examples of success being redefined outside traditional models. However, so many people still judge their own success by the linear model of success. In life you are taught that one’s progression through life is on some linear path. That there are progressive developmental phases that you are supposed to go through in life, starting with birth and ending with death.
Abusive leadership is not a new term but it is an increasingly more pervasive issue that has no formal resolve in a society that continues to promote bad leaders forward. Abusive leaders are individuals who leverage emotional and/or verbal abuse as a part of their leadership practice.