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# Tenet Round-up: The JOY Issue 📰
- URL: https://www.oddballleadership.com/tenet-round-up-the-joy-issue/
- Published: 2026-06-22T13:03:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T13:03:34.000Z
- Author: Bri Gerzevske
- Tags: joy, choose joy, oddball leadership, newsletter, playfulness, whimsy

*Oddball Leadership is marked by four core values: belonging, gratitude, curiosity, and joy. Here's a round-up of past posts based on each value. And — if you're ready to level up your leadership skills — there are some open-ended questions at the end of the post for you to ponder this week!*

**ICYMI:* Last week we talked about *curiosity*. Click* [*here*](https://www.oddballleadership.com/tenet-round-up-the-curiosity-issue/) *to catch up!*

[Tenet Round-up: The Curiosity Issue 📰A round-up of content about the importance of curiosity in the every day life of an Oddball Leader.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/73/0473c510-bc21-4827-9ea0-759d7a56cffa/content/images/icon/-White-BG--Oddball-Leadership-Monogram-4-color-1-375e5a32-da16-40ef-b46a-bc29b19d6940.png)Oddball LeadershipBri Gerzevske![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/73/0473c510-bc21-4827-9ea0-759d7a56cffa/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1589471403909-e1bb34cb2982-c8a2fe52-4c2b-4a0e-aa90-ce3e32bc681f)](https://www.oddballleadership.com/tenet-round-up-the-curiosity-issue/)

This week is about my all-time favorite characteristic of Oddball Leadership: JOY!

Joy is a leadership value that a lot of people are the most skeptical of — because somewhere along the way, joy became a thing that was doled out reactively and proportionately to outputs, not a pre-existing condition for doing the work at all.

And that's just wrong. WRONG!!!

Let's dig in. 👇🏻

## THE JOY READING LIST

[**Scattering a Hundred Griefs.**](https://www.oddballleadership.com/scattering-a-hundred-griefs/) "One joy scatters a hundred griefs" — ancient wisdom that's wildly applicable to leadership. And choosing joy doesn't mean pretending the hard stuff isn't hard. It means — especially when the going gets rough — sharing the shreds of joy with your team as you find them.

[**Playing the Part.**](https://www.oddballleadership.com/playing-the-part/) In which I make the case for Legos and coloring books in the workplace. Earth-shattering, I know! This one is about the intentional design of an office environment where playfulness can exist — not as a distraction from effective leadership, but as a cherished feature of it.

[**Launch with Joy.**](https://www.oddballleadership.com/launch-with-joy/) Written in the wake of the Artemis II mission and the viral phenomenon of "moon joy," this post ponders the question my endeavors have been circling all along: What if we didn't wait for the successful splash-down to feel joy? What if we launched with it?

## A FEW QUESTIONS WORTH SITTING WITH THIS WEEK

**When you look at your own leadership approach, is joy something you experience — or something you plan to experience once the dust settles?**

**Where do you find your shred of joy at work, and how often do you share it with the people you work with?**

**What would it look like to design your work environment — physically, culturally, emotionally — so joy has somewhere to land?**

If you have thoughts about these questions, [drop me a line](mailto:bri@oddballleadership.com)! I would love to hear from you.

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