CHAPTER TWO

MARCH THROUGH THE ARCH

Rituals for Beginnings

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Okay, job-seeker, you’ve got the job. Congratulations! And you, Manager—you’ve hired the next rockstar cohort. Well done!

After the balloons have deflated, the music video has been viewed, and the empty bowl of candy has been moved from the new person’s desk, everyone defaults to just showing up at work.

Then what?

My goal in writing this book is to help transform “everyday routines” into “workplace magic,” but that doesn’t mean we’ll always be having a blast. While that would be nice, it’s not realistic. Sometimes work is actually, well, work. While we can and absolutely should feel ...

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