JOY is fuel The Joy deficit at work ... and how to fix it This is me, Michael Meinhardt , meeting a full size FISH! - and I still don't know who's inside. There’s a quiet epidemic spreading through workplaces — and it’s not burnout or turnover. It’s something deeper: a joy deficit . We’ve traded connection for efficiency, and play for productivity. We’ve optimized every process but lost the spark that makes work worth doing. You can feel it in the tone of meetings, the heaviness of Monday mornings, and the sense that even good people are running on empty. But joy isn’t a luxury. It’s fuel. And when joy disappears, so does energy, creativity, and collaboration. The Data Behind the Deficit Gallup reports that fewer than 1 in 4 employees feel engaged at work. That means 75 % are just showing up — not fully alive, not connected. The cost of disengagement? Lost productivity, missed ideas, and team friction . But joy is more than engagement. It’s emotional oxygen — the feeling tha...

What is a Joy Monger? This is an article describing what a Joy Monger is. In the article a workshop of approx. 60 minutes  is also included , a workshop which anyone can present and carry out. The workshop is serious as well as full of fun. You can also do a 5 minute self study course - read a few lines and accept 4 small challenges. First the article, which could be a self study course: How to become a Joy Monger who lightens up other peoples day You can show up for work. This does not make you a Joy Monger. You can meet on time and leave on time. This does not make you a Joy Monger either. You can be a valued employee. This does not make you a Joy Monger either. You can achieve high grades and distinctions. This does not make you a Joy Monger either. You can understand a system, a language, a machine, a new way of doing things. Surprise. This does not make you a Joy Monger either. So how do you become a Joy Monger?  Well, you and only you can make you a Joy Monger. But...