Eat Sleep Work Repeat guy, Bruce Daisley interviews Tamara Wyles and Wes Adams in this podcast about meaning and mattering at work.
They tell a great story about “following the bride” – a rainy day wedding in what would have been a glorious sunny day location, but became almost lethal in the rain (slipping off cliffs isn’t a good idea!). The wedding planner’s advice was to “follow the bride”, and the advice to her was to just have a great time. There was mud and mayhem, but no accidents, and everyone loved the wedding. Leaders need to be the same.
Here are some other factoids and ideas
- one recognition of contribution per week turns people around
- 50% of your work meaning comes from your boss
- use the words “if it wasn’t for you”, or “because of you”
- Burnout is not just hard work. But lack of meaning plus work
- People need belief-driven feedback too “you can do this”
- People need Community, Contribution, Challenge
Worth a listen.
