Joy in Work Curiosity Collective: silencing in teams and organisations

We are told we have a duty to speak up and to listen. Easy to say, harder to do when you feel your voice or what you have to say, is not going to be welcomed. Therefore, it is no surprise we sometimes choose silence.

This session – the first in a series of three sessions exploring this topic with Dr David Naylor – seeks to open a conversation about when and why we go quiet, to notice and make sense of how silence turns up in our conversations. The conversations that should be the basic tool to collaborate, share ideas, to improve things and keep people safer.

The session offers an overview of different forms of silence, to test the idea that ​‘reading’ silence opens up useful lines of inquiry about what enables and blocks a diversity of voices and ideas in the room. 

About our speaker

Dr David Naylor is a director of a consultancy practice researching and developing practical interventions to help people resist being silenced at work and find a way of speaking to what they see and know. This builds on his work at The King’s Fund, projects in the NHS and wider public sector to understand and mitigate the effects of bullying and incivility, and his doctoral research into being ​‘constructively awkward’ in organisations. He is the author of the book Speaking Up in a Culture of Silence.

You can see more of his work by connecting with him on LinkedIn, or visiting his website. 

Do you find implementing Joy in Work a challenge? Are you unsure where to start? Or, have you implemented Joy in Work for your team already and want to share your experiences? If so, the Joy in Work Curiosity Collective is for you!

Join Julia Wood and John Rouse for monthly virtual 45 minute discussions aimed at navigating the challenges of implementing and sustaining Joy in Work.

During each session we’ll leverage our collective brain power to tackle complex issues and questions surrounding Joy in Work. These discussions could make all the difference between implementing and sustaining a successful Joy in Work project and one which leaves you wondering where things went wrong.

In this session, you will guide the selection of topics which means that the content is tailored to your challenges and draws upon your experiences.

The Joy in Work Curiosity Collective sessions are part of the Improving Joy in Work online group.

The purpose of this group is to provide a learning forum to bring together those interested in Joy in Work. 

Experts, complete novices, and everyone in between, is welcome to join this group so we can increase joy in our working environments.