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# The Chief Joy Officer and Decoding Motivation@Work


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 13:30–14:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 13
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1501-the-chief-joy-officer-and-decoding-motivation-work)

## Description

Want to know how to create a more motivated and effective team? Or even how you can rediscover your motivation at work?
Then come be inspired, upskilled and entertained by the Chief Joy Officer.
Max will decode the 4 key drivers of motivation in the workplace (the Roots & Fruits) and give you easy-to-implement tips and actions to improve the motivation of your team, yourself and the whole company. 
Off the back of his 1M+ viewed TEDx talk, Max's interactive, thought-provoking and practical session will help you become a better leader, create better leaders and find more joy in your work.
What are you waiting for?

## Speaker

### [Max Hunter](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@max-hunter)

Max Hunter, Chief Joy Officer, Motivators@Work


## Related talks at this congress

- [The Chief Joy Officer and decoding effective teams ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/485-the-chief-joy) — Max Hunter
- [Beyond the Code: Driving Change with Effective Communication](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/632-beyond-the-code) — Michelle de Bruijn
- [Management in times of Agentic AI - The Human Premium](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/787-management-in-times) — Manjuri Sinha
- [From Buzzwords to Action: Forget the Posters – How Culture Dive Makes Values Stick and Teams Thrive!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/633-from-buzzwords-to) — Laura Dückers