Tag: Purpose

Boost Retention Through Social Impact: 6 Strategies to Cultivate a Culture of Volunteerism and Purpose in Your Company

By Nisha Kadaba, PagerDuty Aug 7, 2024 Recruiting

Updated: Aug 7, 2024

Employee impact programs have become table stakes in today’s competitive hiring landscape. Millennial and Gen-Z candidates in particular value and seek out corporations driven by a purpose which aligns to their values. According to PagerDuty’s recently released FY24 Impact Report, 96% of employees participated in the company’s volunteer, giving, and/or 1:1 donation match program to […]

Leaders and Motivation: Is It Them or Me?

By Neil Bryant, Bluepoint Leadership Development Oct 17, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Nov 10, 2023

What have you done lately to help your team fully invest in their work? Leaders frequently ask me to explain why some members of their workforce don’t seem fully engaged or motivated. They report that people are just going through the motions or, worse, just doing what’s minimally expected. “In an era when innovation, speed, […]

How to Transform Your Employee Training with the ‘PROOF’ Framework

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Oct 10, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Oct 31, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of learning and development (L&D), organizations are constantly seeking innovative approaches to ensure their training initiatives are both effective and engaging. Enter: the PROOF framework, a transformative approach that promises to revolutionize employee training. In an article for Forbes, Morgan Massie, a Forbes Councils Member, an International Coaching Federation-certified coach, and […]

Purpose and Making Work Matter Must Be a Strategic Priority for HR in 2023

By Heide Abelli, SageX, Inc. Mar 2, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Mar 13, 2023

Employees spend 40+ hours a week working. This equates to more time at work than doing anything else, including parenting, interacting with loved ones, and engaging in personal passions. Over the past 3 years, employee engagement and, ultimately, retention have decreased sharply in the wake of the Great Resignation and the quiet quitting movements, and […]

Purpose Connects Employees to Their Workplaces

By Simone Fenton-Jarvis, Director of Workplace Consultancy, Relogix Jul 1, 2022 Learning & Development

Updated: Jul 1, 2022

A company’s office used to be the gathering place for employees to connect, collaborate, and conduct their best work. The COVID-19 pandemic changed all that. People got a taste of working from home, and they liked it … a lot. Today’s employees don’t have the strong connection to their physical offices. A study by consulting […]

Bringing Passion and Purpose to PRIDE

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Jan 14, 2021 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 18, 2021

Adrienne Lawson, EdD, is very new to her role at PRIDE Industries, but she comes to the position with decades of experience in diversity, inclusion, and learning.

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Employee Purpose Is Transforming HR, Finds New Survey

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 13, 2018 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Apr 13, 2018

HR Daily Advisor has previously reported on the benefits of offering paid time off (PTO) to workers who want to volunteer and serve his or her community. This trendy work perk is a great way to attract and retain employees who are passionate about a specific cause or organization. And when it comes to stakeholders […]

Be sure your people know “why” they’re important

By Dan Oswald Oct 2, 2017 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Dan Oswald Viktor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. His experiences in the German concentration camps gave him a unique perspective on the importance of purpose in a person’s life. While in the concentration camps, Frankl lost nearly everything. His father and mother died in the camps, […]