Meaningful Work

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Engagement and meaningfulness of work are closely related. Recent research suggests that engagement is a positive motivational state directed toward obtaining meaningfulness at work. A key driver of worker engagement therefore is the opportunity to perform meaningful work, the feeling of doing work that matters or makes a difference. Engagement is facilitated when employees understand how their output makes a contribution to the organization and the larger world.
The opportunity to make an impact in the following four areas is the most likely to increase the meaningfulness of work for employees: On society—including making a better society, building the community, or managing resources carefully. On the customer—for example, making life easier for customers and providing a superior se...