Surprise. Finding purpose, or meaning in work gives energy, passion and motivation to get out of bed in the morning.
"There is convincing evidence that organizations that focus on creating engaging workplaces put themselves in a position to flourish. Over the last 14 months, we have visited over 50 of such workplace pioneers. They show us how to engage employees and therefore thrive as an organization; time and time again.
"To see and get to this new and improved way of working, we should clear our minds of the old management paradigms. The old management paradigms that continue to focus on command-and-control structures in a time that demands a radically different approach. It is time to fill in an entirely new canvas. A canvas focused on unleashing the full potential of employees and therefore liberating organizations of sky high levels of employee disengagement."
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