What Exactly Is A Purposeful Company Culture And How To Develop It?
Meeting objectives of profitability and customer satisfaction rank high on a leader’s list of priorities, and yet, especially after the pandemic, a meaningful, purposeful life is increasingly a top concern to employees. The title of a post-pandemic article by McKinsey & Company says it all: “Help Your Employees Find Purpose or Watch Them Leave.”
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Consider the way a light piece of wood floats no matter how chaotic the waves are. Just like that light chunk of wood, we can develop skillfulness with surfing the waves of life. With practice, the noise of the distraction around us becomes less alluring to our attention, and our focus can settle on the […]
Responding with Wisdom When Expert Opinions Collide
Leaders today face an unending swirl of economic uncertainty, supply-chain disruption and shifting market dynamics. Every corner of expertise brings well-argued advice—and often it feels impossible to hold them all at once. Multiple financial analysts offer multiple assessments; they are all subject matter experts and their assessments conflict with each other. Transrational awareness invites another […]