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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The Point of Purpose
A company’s sense of purpose is receiving increasing attention in the business world, giving us a more sophisticated understanding of its role beyond augmenting the bottom line. Should we then be looking at imbedding a process for achieving purpose, asks Jill Taylor? Our understanding of purpose now includes a developing awareness of the company’s mission […]
Letting Go of Roads That Won’t Last
In a stable environment, laying down a road makes sense. You chart the path. You build. You follow it. And it holds—for years, sometimes decades. In a desert, that same road can disappear in a matter of days. The winds shift. The sands move. The path you paved is gone. This is what traditional strategy […]