Why We Don't Talk About Meaning at Work, powered by MIT SMR

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  • 5 videos | 17m 53s
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The recent pandemic has caused many of us to pause and reevaluate the role work plays in our lives and what truly matters to us. Employers who can't offer meaningful work risk demotivating or losing valued employees. In this course, the authors share details pertaining to the meaning-making process and the role of meaningful conversation.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Recognize the first barrier to a meaningful conversation
    Recognize the second barrier to a meaningful conversation
  • Recognize the third barrier to a meaningful conversation
    Recognize the fourth barrier to a meaningful conversation

IN THIS COURSE

  • 2m 17s
    This video provides an introduction to the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
  • 2m 42s
    This video explains how letting employees talk about meaning in their own words can help resolve the first barrier to a meaningful conversation. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Second Barrier: People Have a Limited Definition of Meaning
    4m 25s
    This video explains how defining meaning more broadly can help resolve the second barrier to a meaningful conversation. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Third Barrier: Complaints Aren't Recognized as Quests for Meaning
    4m 22s
    This video explains how listening deeply to understand how things really are can help resolve the third barrier to a meaningful conversation. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Fourth Barrier: Meaningful Work is Treated as the Preserve of Leaders
    4m 7s
    This video explains how having everyone participate as equals can help resolve the fourth barrier to a meaningful conversation. FREE ACCESS

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