Magic in the Room #113: Community Based Employment
August 1, 2022
Many people are looking for more than a transactional paycheck from work. Understanding how to build community within your organization is good for people and will become necessary for retaining employees. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Hannah, Luke, and Chris discuss the idea of Community Based Employment and what it means to invite people into a community of people working together.
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Other Magic in the Room episodes mentioned in this episode:
- Magic in the Room #103: Social-ecological Systems with Dr. Brooke Lahneman
- Magic in the Room #110: Designing Effective Online Meetings with Rachel Hicks
- Magic in the Room #109: Applied Positive Psychology With Jean Philip Svartdahl
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