Meaning: why showing work matters has such an impact

APR 6, 202532 MIN
Eat Sleep Work Repeat - better workplace culture

Meaning: why showing work matters has such an impact

APR 6, 202532 MIN

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<p>The next two podcasts I see as a piece with each other, today is about meaning the next one is about mattering. Collectively I feel they present serious substance about the foundations of good culture.</p><br><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4chTuON" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read Meaningful Work </strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.makeworkbetter.info/p/af16fc3e-a207-4336-9172-9762c5c6d9d7?postPreview=paid&amp;updated=2025-04-05T13%3A59%3A32.101Z&amp;audience=everyone&amp;free_preview=false&amp;freemail=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read the latest newsletter</strong></a></p><br><p>There’s some overlap - the authors today,Tamara Myles and Wes Adams, have done research with next week’s guest Zach Mercurio. One of today’s guests Tamara Myles said one of the most powerful questions you can ask to measure engagement at work is to ask ‘does your manager care about what is going on in your life?’</p><p>Today is about meaning, and I feel it gets to grips with questions of purpose. Why sometimes purpose doesn’t seem to create an impact in an organisation - and other times really makes it hum.</p><p>The authors describe<strong> meaningful work as work that provides community, helps us contribute to something that matters, and challenges us to learn and grow</strong>.</p><p><a href="https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/?p=4158&amp;preview=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">For full show notes go to the website.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.makeworkbetter.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up to the Make Work Better newsletter</a> or check out <a href="https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/category/best/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the best ever episodes at the website</a>.</p><p>Eat Sleep Work Repeat is made and hosted by <a href="https://www.brucedaisley.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bruce Daisley</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>