tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24929435.post6662149016467908944..comments2024-01-16T05:28:06.158-05:00Comments on Employee Engagement, Recognition and Reward Commentary | Globoforce Blog: What Motivates? Survey Says: Meaning and RecognitionDerek Irvinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02565283467086029030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24929435.post-15633723309869587252009-10-10T19:25:09.114-04:002009-10-10T19:25:09.114-04:00Maria, very well stated, indeed. I thank you for s...Maria, very well stated, indeed. I thank you for so clearly validating this point.Derek Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565283467086029030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24929435.post-73715615502186837472009-10-10T12:30:57.800-04:002009-10-10T12:30:57.800-04:00It’s my conviction, that both I and my fellow youn...It’s my conviction, that both I and my fellow young professionals to an increasing extent identify ourselves with our jobs and careers. This imply that in the long run it’s not enough to go to work just to be able to cash the pay check. We simply need more. In order not to feel as sincerely hollow people, our jobs have to make sense; they need to be meaningful. This does not entail that we all need to feel like we are saving the planet everyday. What’s important is the ability to place ones work within a broader valued context, whatever that may be. <br /><br />Maybe this new trend is not so strange at all. If you read Dr. Martin Seligman and his work on positive psychology, put simple he states, that in order to be authentically happy, people need to engage in activities that benefits more than just themselves. Following this line of argument a meaningful job could be seen as a step in that direction. So when the young professionals are asking for meaning, I would argue that we are exploring new ways to make our work and private lives meet - in order to become happy.Maria Vang Knudsennoreply@blogger.com