Gerald L. Finch Tag

IS MEANINGFUL WORK A PIPE DREAM?

Should managers strive to provide meaningful work to their employees? By Gerald L. Finch, PhD Can organizations create meaningful work for their employees? The answer seems to be…not in most cases. Our research tells us that not only is it exceedingly difficult to achieve this for most employees but focusing on meaningful work is not the optimal place to start when it comes to retaining and...

The Respect Four Factor Theory in Practice

By CRL Advisory Council Member, Gerald L. Finch, Ph.D. Respect and disrespect have a dramatic impact on engagement Gallup’s 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace found that only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work. The bulk of employees worldwide – 63% – are not engaged and are less likely to invest discretionary effort in organizational goals or outcomes....