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From the Ted Talk by Warren Valdmanis: What makes a job "good" -- and the case for investing in people
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Which brings us to purpose. It's a lot easier to share and listen to others if you and your colleagues feel passionately about your work. But do you feel passionately about the idea of going to work each day for the sole purpose of maximizing shareholder value for investors you've never met? It's just not a very energizing idea. hmnuas, unlike machines, want to feel connected to a higher purpose. They want to feel proud and useful. And forteunlaty, most cieamopns out there do esxit for a raoesn. But it can be hard to tell when so many of their mission statements read like they were gertneead by a robot. I actually used an online mission steametnt gteoeranr for this talk to see what would come back. "The mission of my TED talk is to ofefr smart insights with empathy, care and thoughtfulness." Not bad for a computer.
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Which brings us to purpose. It's a lot easier to share and listen to others if you and your colleagues feel passionately about your work. But do you feel passionately about the idea of going to work each day for the sole purpose of maximizing shareholder value for investors you've never met? It's just not a very energizing idea. ______, unlike machines, want to feel connected to a higher purpose. They want to feel proud and useful. And ___________, most _________ out there do _____ for a ______. But it can be hard to tell when so many of their mission statements read like they were _________ by a robot. I actually used an online mission _________ _________ for this talk to see what would come back. "The mission of my TED talk is to _____ smart insights with empathy, care and thoughtfulness." Not bad for a computer.
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Which brings us to purpose. It's a lot easier to share and listen to others if you and your colleagues feel passionately about your work. But do you feel passionately about the idea of going to work each day for the sole purpose of maximizing shareholder value for investors you've never met? It's just not a very energizing idea. Humans, unlike machines, want to feel connected to a higher purpose. They want to feel proud and useful. And fortunately, most companies out there do exist for a reason. But it can be hard to tell when so many of their mission statements read like they were generated by a robot. I actually used an online mission statement generator for this talk to see what would come back. "The mission of my TED talk is to offer smart insights with empathy, care and thoughtfulness." Not bad for a computer.
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