Make It Matter : How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: Definition -- Chapter 1: Why Meaning Matters -- The Meaning of "Meaning" -- Meaning As a Competitive Advantage -- Profound Performance -- Meaning As a Compassionate Advantage -- Chapter 2: The Markers of Meaning -- Direction -- What's the point? -- Discovery -- Devotion -- Diligence -- Part Two: Direction -- Chapter 3: The Potency of Purpose -- The Impact of Purpose -- Purpose Is the Profound Why -- The Path to Purpose -- Step 1: Change the Equation -- Step 2: Change Your Questions -- Step 3: Put the "Me" In Meaning -- Step 4: Conduct an Inner Interview -- Step 5: Commit to Something Greater Than Yourself -- Step 6: State Your Purpose -- Purpose Power-Ups -- Mission Fit -- Job Reframing -- Chapter 4: The Lighthouse of Legacy -- The Difference Between Legacy and Purpose -- Legacy Is the Profound What -- The Pivotal Moment -- The Five Footprints of Legacy -- Enduring Results -- Transfer of Knowledge -- Passing On Values and Life Lessons -- Relationships and Lives Serviced -- Stories Told About You -- The Five-Step Footpath to Legacy-Worthy Results -- Step 1: Appreciate the Power of Legacy and Commit -- Step 2: Color-Code Your Work Plan -- Step 3: Choose Your Investments for Enacting a Legacy -- Step 4: Write Your Legacy Statement and Align Your Legacy Projects -- Step 5: Be Attentive to "Others-Focused" Vehicles for Legacy-Worthy Results -- Part Three: Discovery -- Chapter 5: Learning and Personal Growth -- The Learning and Growth Environment -- Method 1: Learn About Learning -- Method 2: Be Conducive to Learning -- Method 3: Practice Managerial Metamorphosis -- Method 4: Reimagine Their Jobs -- Method 5: Promote Learning Exchanges -- Method 6: Make the Employee's Personal Learning a Priority -- Method 7: Lean Forward to Learn.

Chapter 6: Meaningful Decision Making and Influence -- Employee-Centered Decision Making -- A Method for Employee-Centered Decision Making -- Step 1: Fulfill the Foundational Requirements -- Step 2: Hold a Decision Stakeholders Meeting -- Step 3: Ask for a Recommendation -- Step 4: Conduct Inquiries, Not Inquisitions -- Step 5: Debate. Decide. Commit -- Step 6: Ensure Energy-Yielding Outcomes -- Step 7: Conduct a Decision Quality Check -- Intelligent Autonomy -- Part Four: Devotion -- Chapter 7: Cultures of Consequence -- Caring -- Family Unit-Not Military Unit -- Rewards and Recognition Done Right -- Respect -- Work-Life Harmony -- Personal Well-Being -- Authenticity -- Being Where You Belong -- Being True to Yourself -- Conducting Yourself in an Authentic Manner -- Teamwork -- Teamwork Engenders Esprit de Corps -- Teamwork Enables Interdependence -- Teamwork Creates a Shared Learning Lab -- Teamwork Results In Meaningful Results -- Work In a Community, Not a Corporation -- Chapter 8: Meaning-Making Leadership -- Traits of Meaning-Making Leaders -- Have a Passion for Potential -- Emit a Caring, Connective Undercurrent -- Possess Framing Finesse -- Create an Atmosphere of Relaxed Intensity -- Meaning-Making Messaging -- Specialty Meaning-Making Messaging -- My Open Book Beliefs -- The Boss (Blueprint for an Organizationally Savvy Startup) -- In Times of Adversity -- Chapter 9: Cutting Off Corrosive Behaviors -- Destroying a Sense of Certainty -- Lack of Integrity -- Indecision -- Inconsistency -- Mismanagement of Change -- Lack of Communication/Listening -- Destroying a Sense of Completion -- Killing Feelings of Ownership -- Creation of Rework and Waste -- Destroying a Sense of Confidence -- Destroying a Sense of Community -- Negativity -- Excessive Internal Competitiveness -- Part Five: Diligence -- Chapter 10: A Plan to Make It Matter.

The Meaning-Making Menu -- A Structured Action Plan for Meaning-Making -- M2 Reviews -- Our Greatest Role -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.

Most companies today are at crisis levels of disengagement. Make It Matter is the antidote!.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.