Human Resources For Small Business

Wes Adams reveals how meaning drives workplace performance through three core elements: community, contribution, and challenge. Leaders act as gardeners, creating conditions for meaning to flourish rather than managing outcomes directly. Simple practices like positive feedback and asking about employees' lives can transform engagement and cut burnout in half. TAKEAWAYS Meaning drives performance - Research shows that meaningful work is the upstream factor that creates job satisfaction, productivity, and even impacts stock prices. Leaders control 50% of meaning - Through the "three C's" (community, contribution, challenge), managers can intentionally foster meaning rather than leaving it to chance. Small actions have big impact - Simple practices like saying thank you once a week or asking about someone's weekend can cut disengagement and burnout in half. A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST Podcast: Transform Your Workplace, sponsored by Xenium HR Host: Brandon Laws In Brandon's own words: “The Transform You