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Fireside Chat: Inspire Greater Employee Engagement by Connecting to Purpose

In today's fast-paced business environment, employee engagement is more crucial than ever. Yet, as Steve Curtin, author of "The Revelation Conversation," points out, "Most sophisticated organizations make the time and make the investment in articulating a mission or a vision or a purpose statement, core values, corporate ideals, but very few of the employees within that organization even at the senior level can recall them."

This disconnect between organizational purpose and employee understanding was the focus of our recent session, where we explored strategies to inspire greater employee engagement by connecting individuals to their work's purpose.

Key Takeaways:
1. Job Purpose and Essence: Understanding the distinction between job functions (what you do and how you do it) and job essence (why you do it) is crucial for employee engagement. Managers should help employees connect their daily tasks to the organization's higher purpose.
2. The Revelation Conversation: Regular, informal conversations between managers and employees about job purpose can significantly improve engagement. These conversations should focus on helping employees understand their role's essence and its connection to the organization's mission.
3. Aligning Values and Behaviors: Organizations should not only define their core values but also create value statements that explain how these values translate into specific behaviors. This helps employees understand how to embody the organization's values in their daily work.
By focusing on these areas, organizations can bridge the gap between their stated purpose and their employees' day-to-day experiences, fostering a more engaged, motivated, and purposeful workforce.

Connecting to Purpose: Inspire Greater Employee Engagement

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kery.mortenson

nick.allen

jay.jamrog

richard.busby

susan.peters

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andrew.savikas

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customer satisfaction

steve.curtin

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Fireside Chat: Inspire Greater Employee Engagement by Connecting to Purpose

Case study: <a href="https://www.learningexecutive.com/book/the-revelation-conversation-inspire-greater-employee-engagement-by-connecting-to-purpose/">The Revelation Conversation</a> by Steve Curtin argues creating an environment for employees to do work that matters rather than simply checking boxes and going through the motions, employers will reap the benefits of higher employee engagement, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

<a href="https://www.learningexecutive.com/book/the-revelation-conversation-inspire-greater-employee-engagement-by-connecting-to-purpose/?author=steve-curtin"><img class="size-medium wp-image-36891 aligncenter" src="https://www.learningexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/The-Revelation-Conversation-Book-Cover-200x300.jpg" alt="The Revelation Conversation (Steve Curtin, 2022)" width="200" height="300" /></a>

Nearly every organization has a mission, vision or purpose statement displayed on its website or framed and mounted in the executive corridor. Yet employees often struggle to articulate how their company’s purpose relates to their daily job tasks.

Join this ELE discussion on Zoom with Steve Curtin, author of The Revelation
Conversation, and Andrew Savikas, Chief Strategy Officer at getAbstract, to learn about tools and best practices to inspire greater employee engagement by connecting job function to company purpose.

In the fireside chat, we will discuss:
<ul>
 	<li>The benefits of higher levels of employee engagement</li>
 	<li>How leading companies link their corporate ideals to employees’ daily job
responsibilities</li>
 	<li>How L&amp;D leaders and managers can involve employees in the discovery of their total job role and connect job duties to job purpose</li>
 	<li>How to create an environment for employees to do work that matters</li>
</ul>
ELE produces this Learning Circle: Retooling Talent Development for the New Normal.

ELE's <a title="ELE's Idea Exchange" href="https://www.learningexecutive.com/idea-exchange/">Idea Exchange</a>: Collaborate online with your peers.

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Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home—at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of designers seeks to solve.

In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.

Designing Your Life - How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life

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newton.moore

innovation

janice.simmons

heather.tunison

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well-being

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jim.orheim

meaning

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deepa.kartha

ali.glaser

This thin volume contains wisdom, scientific facts, and insights from significant figures, all in the service of planning a meaningful future. A thought-provoking work that bears rereading—Kirkus

…greatness is achievable by all of us. In this slim tome, [Lasting Contribution] incorporates ideas from Aristotle to Sun Tzu to provide a framework to accomplish things in life that will live on after your passing—Chicago Tribune

…it may be small, but this book is mighty—CEO Middle East

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In Leadership ON PURPOSE, Grubich and Smith provide the rationale and roadmap, tips and techniques for developing The Six Attributes of Agile Leaders that you and your leaders will need to create cultures that attract, inspire, and retain the best talent.

There are six attributes that we believe are of the utmost importance for leaders ON PURPOSE to possess for the sustainability and success of their organization.
<ol>
 	<li>Personal Integrity - your presence as a leader.</li>
 	<li>Learning Agility - your ability and willingness to learn from experience.</li>
 	<li>Coaching Others – accepting accountability for the development of others.</li>
 	<li>Followership - your talent to inspire, build credibility, and earn the trust of others.</li>
 	<li>Systems Thinking – your capacity to view the organization from a broader perspective.</li>
 	<li>Change Resiliency – your ability to maintain consistent personal integrity and a level of productivity through a variety of situations.</li>
</ol>
This useful and timely guide filled with engaging stories and compelling thought models gives leaders the right mindset and the true bearing for success.

Leadership ON PURPOSE: How Agile Leaders Inspire Others

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michael.grubich

transformation

coaching

mike.milsted

effective leadership

shelley.smith

Learning Agility

systems thinking

agile

Followership

Change Resiliency

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Personal Integrity

susan.c.guest

Nearly every organization has a mission, vision, or purpose statement displayed on its website or framed and mounted in the executive corridor. But it is largely unknown to employees and seemingly unrelated to their daily jobs.

As a result, while employees may possess the knowledge and skills to do their jobs, they are unaware of what bestselling customer service author Steve Curtin calls job purpose: how their specific tasks contribute to the organization’s reason for being. They understand what to do and how to do it, but not why they do it.

Curtin offers a fresh tool to overcome this challenge. The Revelation Conversation is a one-on-one exchange where leaders and managers involve employees in discovering their total job role, connect job duties to job purpose, and inspire greater employee engagement. Instead of just having assignments to work on, they now have a purpose of working toward. Service quality goes from transactional to exceptional.

The book contains dozens of examples of how leading companies link their corporate ideals to employees’ daily job responsibilities. By creating an environment for employees to do work that matters rather than simply checking boxes and going through the motions, employers will reap the benefits of higher employee engagement, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

The Revelation Conversation: Inspire Greater Employee Engagement by Connecting to Purpose

Jewel.Johnson

mike.kester

amy.cooper

How can I make learning part of the overall company strategy? How do I convince key stakeholders of the value of L&amp;D? How can I develop a proactive approach to L&amp;D rather than reactive? How can I help my stakeholder see me as a Trusted Learning Advisor instead of an order taker?

Progress requires change. It has never been clearer that those in the field of learning and development are the changemakers for organizations. L&amp;D is an integral puzzle piece for achieving growth and creating value. But for decades, L&amp;D has sat by while others called the shots, made the decisions, and dictated how, when, why, and what type of training or learning interventions would be used in organizations.

Many L&amp;D practitioners are still there—comfortably nestled in the familiarity of playing the role of an order taker for the organization's learning and development needs. Some even justify it by adopting the belief that they should stay in their lane and focus on the work they've been told to do.

But every great innovation in life begins when someone dares to ask, - "But why?"

Written by an author with over 20 years of experience in the industry, this book explains what skills are needed by L&amp;D professionals to become strategic consultative partners to the business by driving value for the organization and unlocking human potential. Full of practical tips, tools, and advice, The Trusted Learning Advisor covers everything from strategies for developing key consultative skills needed to build trust and relationships with stakeholders, which is the foundational concept of a Trusted Learning Advisor, to identifying the L&amp;D maturity level of an organization. There is also practical advice on measuring the value of learning and communicating this impact to the organization and connecting the learning strategy to the business strategy.

This essential guide also includes support on critical thinking, communication, and influencing skills, as well as advice on how to master a growth mindset. Full of examples, actionable steps, and global case studies from Fortune 500 companies, this is crucial reading for all L&amp;D practitioners looking to develop their role as strategic consultative business partners that add true value to the organization, and ultimately achieve their highest purpose in L&amp;D: changing lives through learning.

The Trusted Learning Advisor: The Tools, Techniques and Skills You Need to Make L&D a Business Priority

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