Joy in Work Curiosity Collective: speaking up in the real world

In this session Dr David Naylor will guide an exploration into how we have learnt – and can learn – to use our voice, using four lines of inquiry:
 

• How someone like me should talk to whom and about what. (A way to notice how work and the wider culture shapes our voice and words).
• How evolution has made us prone to seek agreement and avoid questioning authority – to such an extent that we self-silence to ​‘fit in’.
• What we can try when no one wants to listen.
• What we can try to retain our voice.

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.