What Makes Work Meaningful?
For individuals, and those building organisations, this is an important question.
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#Careers #GigEconomy #StartUp #CHRO #WorkforceFuturist #PassionEconomy
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For individuals, and those building organisations, this is an important question.
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#Careers #GigEconomy #StartUp #CHRO #WorkforceFuturist #PassionEconomy
workforcefuturist.substack.com/p/what-makes-w…
Self-Transcendent, or working for a higher goal
People are more likely to view work as meaningful when it mattered to others more than just to themselves.
#MeaningfulWork #MakeWorkBetter
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People are more likely to view work as meaningful when it mattered to others more than just to themselves.
#MeaningfulWork #MakeWorkBetter
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Poignant
Meaningfulness is not always a positive experience. We don’t walk around in a euphoric state all day at work.
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Meaningfulness is not always a positive experience. We don’t walk around in a euphoric state all day at work.
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Episodic
Meaning can come and go during the working life, rather than an everyday occurrence.
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Meaning can come and go during the working life, rather than an everyday occurrence.
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Reflective
Meaningfulness was rarely experienced in the moment, but rather in retrospect and on reflection when people were able to see their completed work and make connections between their achievements and a wider sense of life meaning.
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Meaningfulness was rarely experienced in the moment, but rather in retrospect and on reflection when people were able to see their completed work and make connections between their achievements and a wider sense of life meaning.
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Personal
Work that is meaningful, is often understood by people not just in the context of their work but also in the wider context of their personal life experiences.
#MeaningfulWork #HR #Careers
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Work that is meaningful, is often understood by people not just in the context of their work but also in the wider context of their personal life experiences.
#MeaningfulWork #HR #Careers
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The Seven Deadly Sins Preventing Meaningful Work
1 Disconnect people from values
2 Take people for granted
3 Give people pointless work
4 Treat people unfairly
5 Disempower people
6 Isolate people
7 Put people at risk
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1 Disconnect people from values
2 Take people for granted
3 Give people pointless work
4 Treat people unfairly
5 Disempower people
6 Isolate people
7 Put people at risk
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The Campaign for Meaningful Work
With some inspiration from -
Professor Katie Bailey
@davidgraeber
Mark E Smith
My Cat
Sweepers
Nurses
Hip Priests
Writers
Teachers
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workforcefuturist.substack.com/p/the-campaign…
With some inspiration from -
Professor Katie Bailey
@davidgraeber
Mark E Smith
My Cat
Sweepers
Nurses
Hip Priests
Writers
Teachers
Thread (8/8) #BullshitJobs
workforcefuturist.substack.com/p/the-campaign…
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