S02E21 The Creating Meaning At Work Episode

Check-In:

• What do you think the purpose of life is?

Big Ideas:

• Failing reference models
• Shift from the meaning of crisis to the crisis of meaning
• What's the meaning of work?
• Reference models on how to live together (the Greek pantheon, organized religion, science, governments)
• Does work give us meaning?
• When we get the message that meaning at work is overrated
• Effort in making community
• In the past, work didn't need meaning because we got meaning elsewhere
• Are organizations built to provide meaning to employees?
• Cultural aspect of meaning making
• People resigning because looking for meaning
• Domains that provide meaning and purpose - autonomy and relatedness
• People turning toward personal purpose because not finding it at work
• Personal development focused on autonomous
• Deriving meaning from volunteer work
• Volunteering because it's heart-felt or because it's duty (someone told me to)
• When your work touches your heart, do you need to volunteer to find meaning?
• Universal income - will people still work?
• If we don't want people to leave their work, people need to feel connected to their work and connected to the people they work with
• Who's responsible for the meaning?
• Meaning is so personal 
• Individual why supporting the team shy
• Companies giving time and space for employees for meaning-making
• People want something more than just salary
• Social, financial, and ecological aspects of meaning - measuring each
• How are companies measuring social and ecological impact dimensions?
• Is it a company's responsibility to provide meaning? 
• Peace when you find meaning
• The journey to create meaning is part of the process
• Meaning as an evolutionary process

Resources Mentioned:

• Healing Circles Global
• Landmark Education
• Find Your Why by Simon Sinek
• Beyond Zero documentary

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