Creating joy in the workplace.

Eur J Radiol

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address:

Published: December 2021

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  • Creating a joyful workplace requires a proactive strategy that boosts feelings of worth and well-being among team members, rather than just addressing stress and burnout.
  • A strong sense of purpose aligned with the organization's mission and values fosters loyalty and positivity, cultivated through collective efforts and regular reassessment.
  • An environment that promotes humor, mindfulness, and appreciation, along with recognition and appropriate rewards, helps maintain healthy and engaged employees.

Article Abstract

Creating a joyful workplace is not the same as dealing with issues of stress, fatigue, burn-out, and resilience. It requires a proactive approach to augment feelings of worth, appreciation, and well-being in the members of the team. The sense that one is pursuing worthwhile, valuable activities requires a wholesale commitment to the mission, vision and values of the organization. These tenets are often created through an organic consensus of collegial workmates and then put to action by a leadership team. Reassessing the goals and virtues of the organization at appropriate intervals leads to ongoing loyalty and commitment to the team and a positive attitude. Well-being is addressed through the creation of a bright and cheerful physical and psychosocial workplace that offers programs that encourage mindfulness, humor, playfulness, and fitful lifestyle choices. The sense that one's work is appreciated and valued stems from an attitude of gratitude on behalf of all levels of the organization including management and peers where such encouragement flourishes. Those expressions of appreciation may be in the form of celebrations in the workplace and/or compensation and benefits that appropriately value the contributions of the employee. The organization's executive team should be dedicated to crafting an environment that leads to delighted, healthy employees.

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