The Optimistic Workplace by Shawn Murphy

Author:Shawn Murphy
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780814436202
Publisher: American Management Association

THE HARD WORK OF MEANING MAKERS

Bamboo Love is contagious. It’s a term of endearment BambooHR employees use to describe their hyper focus on making their software easy to use. The logic is much like that of Menlo Innovations. It’s a customer service philosophy of a higher order. The hard work is worth the effort because the outcome is meaningful. Bamboo Love is what colors the work with meaning.

What is your motivation to find meaningful work and create the context for your team to discover or more deeply explore it? This isn’t a question of carrots and sticks. The motivation is more intrinsic. With that in mind, here are a few prompts to help you uncover what intrinsic motivators impel you to be a meaning maker:

What’s in it for you to help others find meaning in their work?

What in your work could help you achieve your highest potential?

How will helping your team align with meaning make your role as a steward more enjoyable?

What’s in it for your team members to find meaning in their work?

How can you help each person on your team achieve her highest potential?

Given your answers, what are the underlying motivators that aren’t extrinsic in nature?

The importance of meaningful work is difficult to measure because of how personal it is. Some may not find it important at all while others will hold it as key to their work experience. There are 77 million millennials, and they will make up 75 percent of the workforce by 2025.21 As a cohort, they want meaningful work and a meaningful life. The forward-thinking steward sees the writing on the wall: Meaning will continue to increase in importance over the next 10 or more years. I don’t believe the importance of meaning is limited to a generational era. It’s a human desire to do something that matters. Millennials are merely forcing the conversation, expecting leaders to understand the implications and then do something about it.

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