W hen a n em p lo y ee find s t hei r w o r k me a ningf u l , t he r e ’ s a n e st im a t ed $10 , 000 a nn u a l pr od u c t i v i ty g a in , t he y a r e 69 % le ss likel y t o qu i t , a nd 4 . 5 t ime s mo r e eng a ged .” M o st le a de rs w a n t t o m a ke t hei r w o r k p l a ce s me a ningf u l , b ut i t ’ s no t a l w a ys cle a r ho w t o ge t t he r e . M o st of us a r e imme rs ed in b usy , t a s k - o r ien t ed w o r k en v i r onmen ts , s o i t ’ s tr ick y fo r le a de rs t o fi t a b str a c t conce pts like “ c r e a t e me a ning ” on t o t hei r t o - do li st . O f no t e : L e a de rs ’ a c t ion s ( o r in a c t ion ) a cco u n t fo r a bo ut h a lf of ho w me a ningf u l p eo p le find t hei r w o r k . T h a t ’ s a big r e sp on s ibili ty , b ut a l s o a n eno r mo us o pp o rtu ni ty . T he me a ningf u l w o r k r eci p e : s h a r ed v a l u e s a nd connec t ion t o im p a c t T w o ke y com p onen ts of c r e a t ing me a ning a r e v a l u e s a lignmen t a nd u nde rst a nding im p a c t . T od a y , w e ’ r e s h a r ing str a t egie s a nd syst em s fo r c r e a t ing bo t h . W hen y o u a nd y o ur em p lo y e r s h a r e v a l u e s , y o u ’ ll feel mo r e connec t ed t o y o ur colle a g u e s , a nd mo r e in v e st ed in w h a t y o u ’ r e b u ilding t oge t he r . A g a in , t h a t doe s n ’ t me a n y o u need t o be s a v ing li v e s ! I f y o u a nd y o ur em p lo y e r bo t h v a l u e con t in u o us im pr o v emen t o r str ong w o r k p l a ce r el a t ion s hi ps , t h a t ’ s v a l u e a lignmen t . A nd of co urs e , w o r k i s m u ch mo r e f u lfilling a nd me a ningf u l w hen y o u c a n s ee ho w y o u ’ r e m a king a p o s i t i v e im p a c t . T h a t incl u de s im p a c t on c ust ome rs , b ut a l s o y o ur t e a mm a t e s , o r e v en y o ur ind ustry ! T he p o w e r of a me a ningf u l w o r k life i s cle a r – no t j ust in t e r m s of h a pp ie r p eo p le , b ut b us ine ss RO I . “ M e a ning i s t he upstr e a m str a t eg y t h a t le a d s t o str onge r eng a gemen t , pr od u c t i v i ty , a nd r e t en t ion ,” s a ys Ta m a r a . M e a ningf u l W o r k ci t e s dec a de s of r e s e a r ch t h a t b a ck up t hi s cl a im . I t ’ s up t o le a de rs t o c r e a t e me a ningf u l w o r k
Wa ys t o b u ild me a ning b y comm u nic a t ing s h a r ed v a l u e s a nd p o s i t i v e im p a c t M o st of t he s e str a t egie s come do w n t o tr a n sp a r enc y a nd comm u nic a t ion . Ta m a r a a nd W e s r ecommend st o ryt elling a s a t ool t o m a ke a ll t ho s e comm u nic a t ion s mo r e p o w e r f u l .
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