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I'm Allison Beard, and this is a special series of the HBR IDCAS that looks at how to find

joy in our work. At a time when lots of people are feeling burnt out, disengaged, and unhappy

in their professional lives, we're explaining with the help of author Marcus Buckingham how

to change our jobs for the better. In the last episode, we looked at what's not working.

Today, we're discussing how to identify the tasks and roles that do leave us feeling fulfilled.

The things that make me feel most excited about the work I do are things like coaching,

mentoring, developing people in general, really helping them reach their full potential.

I get most excited when I'm working with a group of people to try and improve a process that

will make things better for all the other members of the team.

I like writing proposals and scoping activities of the project where I need to set up the scope.

I have been a landscape designer for over 35 years. I love seeing that space and developing something

that people can enjoy to see and grow and live and entertain in. I genuinely love the opportunity

to help people see what they previously thought was impossible as possible. Anytime we launch a new

product, anytime we launch a new menu item that our customers love, gets me part of them.

The things that really, really make me excited at my job are seeing the satisfaction on my patient

space when they've made progress with the skills we've given them to help make them better.

I really love being creative, taking a clean slate and creating something out of it for customers.

What I genuinely love about my job is knowing that every day I'm making a difference in people's lives.

The first step defining more joy at work isn't quitting. It's figuring out what specifically

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