International Meaning Conference Joining Forces in Practice and Research 30 June – 2 July 2017 University of Roehampton, Center for Research in Social and Psychological Transformation Symposium: Engagement is dead! Long Live Engagement! Applying Meaning – & Purpose-Centered Interventions to Enhance Employee Engagement and Organizational Effectiveness Panelists: Ken Howard, Alice Ballantine Dykes, Sharon Mccormick,…
Luis A. Marrero, M.A., RODP, LLP CEO Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose If you have been reading my articles these past years, you are fully aware how Meaningful Purpose Psychology (logoteleology) came into being. It came to life through a paradox. Stated as questions, the paradox asks, “How come there is so much knowledge and…
[IN MEXICO CITY, September 8 – 9, 2016] The groundwork for meaning, purpose, and motivation in life and work.. Ninety percent of adults spend half their waking lives doing things they would rather not do be doing at places they would rather not be. ~ Barry Schwartz ~ The Meaning Set Go! (Meaningful Purpose) Workshop is a…
The style of life decides. ~ Alfred Adler By: Luis A. Marrero, M.A., RODP, LLP July 7, 2016 As of today, there are 435,000,000 Google entries for the word “engagement”. Yes, you read right: 435 “million.” We could safely assume that with so many entries the global engagement problem would have been solved by now.…
By Luis A. Marrero, M.A., RODP, CEO Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose Author of The Path to a Meaningful Purpose: Psychological Foundations of Logoteleology “A winning culture is one of engagement and individual contribution to an important mission and purpose. Human beings are not looking for company-bought goodies — they are looking for meaningful, fulfilling…
I read with great interest an article by Adam Grant, a Wharton professor, titled, “The #1 Feature of a Meaningless Job”.[1] Professor Grant points to research that reminds us that people want meaningful jobs that contribute to something worthwhile. Moreover, he states a well-known fact for those of us with many years of work experience…