Creating Meaning At Work

12/14/20 • 31 min

How do you find meaning at work? Is it about loving the tasks you have to do each day, or is it more about your outlook? Is it about following your dreams and making your work your life...or following the dollar signs and living for the weekend?

This was the decision facing freelance writer Allison Hope who was working at a non-profit when she received an offer to work on Wall Street.

Jacob Hirsh, a personality psychologist, says meaning and purpose are directly tied to one’s personal values. He explains why millennials are more likely to take a pay cut in order to work for a company that aligns with those values.

Julie Lee, co-creator of The Values Project, says you first must know what your values are, and offers a way to find out. Sharon Arieli, a professor who studies values, explains how and where to enact those values. Dave Mayer, at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, describes how to compare our personal values with our company’s stated values. Emily Esfanahani Smith, author of The Power of Meaning, tells us practical ways we can rethink our relationship to finding meaning and happiness at work.

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This was the decision facing freelance writer Allison Hope who was working at a non-profit when she received an offer to work on Wall Street.

Learn more about the podcast at Rogers. Or rate or review the show here. We’d love to know what you think.

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How To Grow And Learn At Work

Career and the opportunity to grow is the number one reason why people join a company. It’s also the number one reason they leave a company if they’re not getting opportunities.

Professional development is a major priority for employees — new and older. But it can be a difficult maze to navigate when you’re new at a company. In this episode, we teach you how get taught.

Clark Quinn, Director of Quinnovation, teaches us about our biases and misconceptions about learning, what helps us to retain new information, and provides practical advice to improve our capacity to learn. Tsedel Neely, from Harvard Business School, emphasizes the need for never-ending learning. HR expert Avery Francis describes how to create a development plan with your supervisor.

HR exec Gina Jeneroux, gives us the rundown on the massive proliferation of learning modalities, offered by employee-focused companies. Jeanne Meister, a workplace futurist, explains the shift to coaching and AI learning.

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