2010 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition
The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations That Deliver Value To Employees, Customers, Investors, And Communities
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Why of Work
This session addresses one of the most demanding challenges facing HR professionals: how to help employees find meaning and purpose in their work.
The economic recession has left many employees in psychological recessions dominated by deficit-thinking and a focus on what is missing. When employees work within meaning-laden contexts they are more productive, customers are more satisfied, investors are more confident, and communities are better-served. Drawing on diverse disciplines and research, we suggest seven questions you can encourage line managers to address to cultivate employee meaning. For each of these questions, we will suggest
tools to enhance meaning and help create abundant organizations. The session will be concrete with specific actions for redefining the meaning of work for employees and the role of leaders as meaning makers.
Presenter
Dave Ulrich, professor of business, the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; and Wendy Ulrich, Ph.D., founder, Sixteen Stones Center for Growth, Alpine, Utah
Location
San Diego Convention Center
Credits
1.25
Date(s) & Time(s)
6/28/2010 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Track(s)
Strategic Management
Strategic Planning
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