Leading with Joy

CHAPTER 7

Keeping the Circle Whole and Healthy   

Making and building community is a matter of practice. Choosing to keep our circles of connection whole and healthy takes daily and mindful practice. If we are to create joyful internal cultures in our organizations, networks, alliances where every person is valued and nurtured, we will need to work and play! We can’t create powerful and healthy ecosystems by simply muscling through tensions and stressors. Instead, a little lightness, a little joy, a little love, and a little mutual care go a long way in ensuring that our workplaces and our community groups become places where everyone can belong. ...