An article written by SHRM which addresses things like job rotation, job crafting, cross-training, and leveraging technology can help add more meaning and variety to repetitive or boring work.
Key Takeaways
- Meaningful work is highly valued by employees and linked to greater job satisfaction, higher productivity, and lower turnover. Employees are willing to sacrifice pay and benefits for more meaningful work.
- Meaningful work involves having control over your work, getting helpful feedback, and knowing your work serves a higher purpose.
- Companies can foster meaningful work by empowering employees, facilitating growth and development, encouraging work-life balance, and involving employees in making a positive impact.
- It’s important to watch out for burnout and nurture interests outside of work too. Meaningful work should energize, not exhaust employees.
- Combining “work” and “mission” creates the most meaningful jobs. When employees see their work as their mission, it builds loyalty and motivation.
