Joy, Inc.
How We Built a Workplace People Love
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4.9 • 15 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The moment you walk into Menlo Innovations, you can sense the atmosphere full of energy, playfulness, enthusiasm, and maybe even . . . joy. As a package-delivery person once remarked, “I don’t know what you do, but whatever it is, I want to work here.”
Every year, thousands of visitors come from around the world to visit Menlo Innovations, a small software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They make the trek not to learn about technology but to witness a radically different approach to company culture.
CEO and “Chief Storyteller” Rich Sheridan removed the fear and ambiguity that typically make a workplace miserable. His own experience in the software industry taught him that, for many, work was marked by long hours and mismanaged projects with low-quality results. There had to be a better way.
With joy as the explicit goal, Sheridan and his team changed everything about how the company was run. They established a shared belief system that supports working in pairs and embraces making mistakes, all while fostering dignity for the team.
The results blew away all expectations. Menlo has won numerous growth awards and was named an Inc. magazine “audacious small company.” It has tripled its physical office three times and produced products that dominate markets for its clients.
Joy, Inc. offers an inside look at how Sheridan and Menlo created a joyful culture, and shows how any organization can follow their methods for a more passionate team and sustainable, profitable results. Sheridan also shows how to run smarter meetings and build cultural training into your hiring process.
Joy, Inc. offers an inspirational blueprint for readers in any field who want a committed, energizing atmosphere at work—leading to sustainable business results.
Customer Reviews
Excellent book. Wish I’d read it sooner. The audio book is an affront to the quality of the book.
I have taken so much away from this book and made myriad connections to various aspects of my work thinking about how to apply what’s contained herein.
I also purchased the audio book (which I’ve reviewed separately) and it sadly does an injustice to the quality of this book.
If you only want to buy one, buy the book. The audio is a fine companion, but it’s not good as a standalone.
Rich would have been a far better narrator.
I could not put this book down
This book gave me hope! This is exactly what the world of work needs.
This is not just another book that says the same thing as most of the others with a little twist. This is a brand new next level way to do things that works.
It doesn’t just change a few things, it changes everything.
Joy Inc. Will bring you joy in life and at work.
Great read about intentionally building a great culture
Rich Sheridan delivers an insightful look into the culture of Menlo. This is not a book about great business theory. It is about living through some good and bad culture experiences, continuing to learn, and finally making a decision to build a special company based on all of it. I enjoyed how Rich shares all of the different things Menlo does to make their culture about Joy - but never says this is the only way. It is also a lesson for all of us that work and joy is possible.
I have had the privilege to tour Menlo with Rich leading the tour, and even though I have seen the culture in person, I still could not put this book down. Read the book, and if possible I encourage you to go on a tour - you will be amazed to see the culture in person.