Creating Meaningful Work: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Oct 29, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
There are multiple paths to career satisfaction but finding meaning in your work may be the single most contributing factor to long term satisfaction in the workplace. According to the post, Getting Beyond Engagement to Creating Meaning at Work, "Those who succeed at creating meaning — either on their own or with the help of their boss — tend to work harder, more creatively, and with more tenacity, giving the companies that employ them a leg up in the marketplace. What's more, study after study suggests that when employees experience meaning, their employers enjoy higher rates of customer commitment and investor interest."
The question is twofold: As employers, how do you create meaningful work? As an employee, how do you create meaningful work for yourself? Click here to continue reading, Creating Meaningful Work: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".