The Audacity of Joyosity™: The Surprising ROI of Joy
Summary
Depletion and disengagement are everywhere. Leaders are in crisis—decision-fatigued, over-optimized, and white-knuckling their way through weeks. AI, efficiency, and metrics aren’t answers. Joy is. In this interactive session, leadership and culture expert Jenn Whitmer—with 10x SXSW featured speaker Rohit Bhargava, founder of the Non-Obvious Company—shares stories and research showing how joy drives performance and profit. Get clear on what joy is, why it works at work, and how to use the Joy Ratio to create repeatable results—without grinding harder, toxic positivity, or lowering the bar.
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Contributors
- Rohit Bhargava
- Jenn Whitmer
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