The Case for Purpose
Employees who don’t get as much purpose as they want from work report lower work and life outcomes than employees who are getting their purpose fulfilled at work.
- Energy
- Satisfaction
- Resilience
- Health
- Commitment
- Engagement
- Connection
Source: McKinsey 2021 survey
89 percent of employees at all levels in the organization say that they want purpose in their lives.
And yet, 78 percent of employees believe that they are not getting as much purpose from work as they want.
Source: McKinsey 2021 survey
Behaviors Learned
- INNER MASTERY
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Shape one’s personal purpose around defining moments in life -
Discover one’s deeply-held values -
Activate one’s purpose in everyday life, including in one’s role at work -
Connect personal values and purpose to the organization’s mission - OUTER IMPACT
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Approach every project and meeting with a positive, purposeful intention -
Inspire others by appealing to their values and purpose -
Establish common purpose and values within the team to strengthen alignment, collaboration and belonging amongst one another -
Learn when to push forward, pull back, or change direction -
Inspire people to bring out the best in themselves in tough situations by guiding them on a hero’s journey
Core Ideas
In an uncertain, fast-changing world, lasting fulfillment comes when we move away from an attachment to goals to instead serving our purpose and values to the best of our ability.
We discover our authentic purpose and values when we tune into the stirrings we experience from within – highs and lows, ideas and aspirations, dreams and inspirations – over the course of our life.
When people are put in touch with their core values and purpose, they can quickly rise above ego, attachment, self-interest, apathy and hopelessness.
Purpose isn’t simply about our epic moments – it’s also the intention we bring to our everyday moments.
