CLARITY KICKSTART: January 12, 2015
“Although the enthusiasm, energy, and positive attitude of a good leader may not change the content of work, they certainly can make the context more meaningful.”
Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner
Coaching Tip for the Week:
How meaningful is your work?
“I enter data into a computer,” a burned-out workshop participant shared. “How can that possibly be meaningful?”
Here’s the deal, friends: Meaningful work isn’t something given to a designated few or awarded only with certain titles or roles.
You bring the meaning.
A great way to start: Bring your team together with the sole purpose of sharing stories of satisfied clients, values in action, ways they’ve experienced their work making a difference. Connect each person’s role to the “end user” to show how work matters.
I recently facilitated this type of discussion with a leadership team struggling with high turnover and even higher disengagement. As members started to share stories – making connections between what they do and how their clients’ lives improve as a result – the energy lift was palpable. They now begin staff meetings with someone sharing what I call a Meaningful Moment.
This week, bring meaning and purpose to work. Call to mind your own Meaningful Moments or, if you work with a team, do this as a group. Work is so much more enjoyable when you remember, vividly, that what you do matters.
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