Meaningful Work
Meaningful Work
H/T David Amerland
_Meaningful work needs:
An integration of what we do in who we are
A sense that what we do is recognized
The feeling that we accomplish something
A sense that we are creative_
When work is an extension of yourself then money is not the central reward.
http://davidamerland.com/paradigm-shift/1126-finding-meaning-at-work.html
H/T David Amerland
_Meaningful work needs:
An integration of what we do in who we are
A sense that what we do is recognized
The feeling that we accomplish something
A sense that we are creative_
When work is an extension of yourself then money is not the central reward.
http://davidamerland.com/paradigm-shift/1126-finding-meaning-at-work.html
Yes indeed. A comprehensive description!!
ReplyDeleteFarinaz Parsay It is!
ReplyDeleteI have been in the Malcolm Gladwell school of "meaningful work," as described in Outliers a few years ago. Three factors:
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Complexity
Relationship between effort and reward
How does this compare, David Amerland? I see a "creativity gap" because Gladwell's take on complexity isn't necessarily about creativity, though it is about learning and growth.
George Station Waiting for David Amerland's answer. For me, complexity includes creativity. Great question.
ReplyDelete"Money is not the central reward", aha aha aha :))))) Know what? Money is the ONLY REASON why people work at all. Bosses all over the world, note that in capital letters and post to the wall of your office.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Station good question and I was tackling just that this morning in a workshop. Obviously not everyone is a sculptor or an actor or a writer, yet within each working parameter where learning and growth takes place we have to do "more with less". That allows us to be creative in small ways which nonetheless engage our ingenuity and inventive thinking and fully engage us with the task at hand.
ReplyDeleteDavid Amerland I think that fits. Gladwell's leading example for meaningful work was a couple who went into the rag trade (garment industry) in New York. There was no explicit discussion of creativity, beyond the insight that got them started in the first place. But they did have to improvise and grow to become successful.
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