Symposium: Engagement is dead! Long Live Engagement!

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,…

Meaning, Set, Go!

[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…

Managing as if Leading

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…

Are You Actively Engaged at Work? Willing Your Own Professional Meaning

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…