Joy J. D. Baldridge - The Joy in Business

J oy Baldridge has an infectious enthusiasm blended with a wealth of business experience, and she has delightfully brought the two together in The Joy in Business . Some of her wisdom pearls were acquired early in life from her successful businessman-continuous-learner dad, and the rest from a lifetime of observing the human condition in corporate America and beyond. Whether its learning about the Purple Break as a means of reenergizing body and soul or salting the haya metaphor for creative adaptation you will find The Joy in Business a delightful guide to a better, happier, and more effective tomorrow.

Charles V. Firlotte, president and CEO, Aquarion Water Company

We saw a $500k ROI in the first two weeks because what Joy teaches actually worked in the field from the very first day. Joys background as a linguist, combined with her personal success in sales, lends credence to her real-world strategies, which were easily adopted by our team.

Angela Kreps, vice president, strategic business,
Sekisui XenoTech, LLC

If you want great advice that you can actually apply to your own life to make it even better, The Joy in Business is a must-read. I loved reading this book! This is not just an ordinary book that regurgitates what youve heard in the past; this book offers great actionable tips that you can apply immediately to your own life to make it even better! I especially liked the Purple Break. Im using that! I also really like how the book sounds. The way its written makes it sound like Joy is talking to me personally.

Nick Sunshine Tokman, seen on Deadliest Catch,
and celebrity keynote speaker

For me, Joys delightful book, The Joy in Business , is like a bowl of bites of positivity. Using her Flip and Point method, you dont have to eat the whole bowl at once; just take a bite when you feel the need. The ideas and tips in this book are quick and effective attitude boosters. Joy does it again!

Joe Calloway, author, The Leadership Mindset

I have known Joy for several years. I hired her to coach and train our management team. Joys advice is spot on. She not only motivated my group but led them down a path we had never been on. We like what she did so much we worked with her to develop a whole new management training program completely customized for our group. The results where staggering. She moved the needle. We got our managers to another level. I couldnt have been more pleased. Joy is an outstanding and true person. She comes from a place where other speakers/authors dont and helps all immeasurably with her innovative tools.

Kent Hanley, CEO, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston

We engaged Joy Baldrige at The Bermuda Tourism Authoritys very first team strategy meeting. As a start-up we wanted to establish a culture that was positive, entrepreneurial, collaborative, and flexible. Her half-day session helped our team to understand their varied communication and work styles as well as cement a standard of tolerance, versatility, and cooperation. Her energy is exciting, and her method of delivery is designed to reach every level of an organization. Some of the concepts that Joy introduced to our team during that session are still being used today as keystones in our organization. In Joys book you will experience firsthand what we did in our meeting, and you will achieve powerful results!

Willa Douglas, human resource manager,
Bermuda Tourism Authority

If you apply all of Joys messages during your working day, you will be very successful and happy.

Chris Bailey, PwC director of people and organization,
president of the CISHRP

This is a book to keep close by and read repeatedly. Each chapter empowers me to have a positive outlook in my everyday interactions
whether its at work in the hospital, in a business meeting, or communicating with friends and family. Chapter 27 was especially helpful when it comes to putting things in perspective and has kept me from overreacting over and over again. AFA!!! (Chapter 2).

Mary Schweikert, RN, BSN|Research Nurse Auditor, HonorHealth Research Institute

The Joy in Busines s is packed with valuable and easy-to-implement strategies from Joy Baldridge, one of the most respected trainers and speakers in the field. Written with good humor in an easy-to-read format, it combines gems of practical advice with a load of positivity. This is a unique management book that you will be referring to again and again.

Inga Masjule, co-founder, HR Revolution Inc., and former global executive HR director, Walkers

I use the Plus, Plus, Dash and so many of Joys techniques daily. She creates the most useful and lasting tools to succeed in business and life. Her wisdom lasts a lifetime!

Kelly Givas, director of Media Relations, Davis Gonthier, Inc., formerly of Architectural Digest

Joy Baldridges techniques and strategies are invaluable across all industries. As someone who works in network television, my day moves rapidly and is ever changing at a moments notice. Joys concept of flexibility and adaptability is a vital skill to have to maintain relationships and keep the ship moving at full speed. This book speaks to those just graduating college, as well as those at the top of their careers. After reading this book it is not something you are going to want to put on the shelf. It is a tool that can be kept within arms reach in your office to save time and increase profit/productivity daily. You can instantly implement the language Joy shares with your employees or co-workers to work better and happier . If you live the words and techniques in The Joy in Business, I have no doubt that you will find even more success in your work and life. Joy is truly a powerhouse business expert.

Will Hart, Unscripted Series and Specials, TNT/tbs,
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Joy was wonderful on the TEDx she did for us at UCCI. Her scores were off the charts. The audience absolutely loved her. (But of course!) In her book, The Joy in Business she shares her awesome advice and her vibrant personality with the reader, who will benefit greatly.

JD Mosley-Matchett, Ph.D. UCCI

The Joy in Business helps you assess your career energy. It provides useful ways to get rid of negativity and energize yourself. It helps you figure out where you are falling short and how to do the new things at work to make you happier and more productive.

Joann Flynn, MS, CNS, CNC, associate director of sales
enablement, IQVIA

This book is out of this world fantastic! I love it! It pumped me up, made me smile, gave me energy and blew me away!

Daryl Gross, teacher at The Meadows School, Las Vegas

As a writer on the late-night talk show The Arsenio Hall Show, I was required to write twenty-five jokes each day before noon. Each of Arsenios other eleven writers on the staff did the same. The best of the jokes made up that nights opening monologue. The monologue was a conglomeration of fine-tuned comedic takes on weekly news topics that together formed a 12-minute entertaining and informed look at the world that week. Likewise, The Joy in Business is comprised of informative knowledge nuggets presented in a humorous way the difference being that The Joy in Business can be passed down to your kids as a potential life-changing vehicle, whereas my old Arsenio Hall Show scripts are good for only one thing ... as a fun excuse for my kids to play with my shredder. The Joy in Business provides inspirational victories for us that will help us along the road of life. The overall result is a life-changing experience for the reader.