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$sudo meaning1/9/2024 ![]() And they expressed a willingness to repeat those activities in which they achieved flow even if they were not being paid to do so.Īthletes describe the same feeling as being in the zone. They set goals for themselves to increase their capabilities, thereby tapping into a seemingly limitless well of energy. He observed that people fully employing their core capabilities to meet a goal or challenge created what he called “flow.” More important, he found that individuals who frequently experienced it were more productive and derived greater satisfaction from their work than those who didn’t. Csìkszentmihàlyi came up with a concept we consider helpful. The psychologist Mihàly Csìkszentmihàlyi studied thousands of subjects, from sculptors to factory workers, and asked them to record their feelings at intervals throughout the working day. ![]() The mental state that gives rise to great performance-in sports, business, or the arts-has been described in different ways. In this article, we will show from our research how meaning drives higher workplace productivity and explain what business leaders can do to create meaning. ![]() The author of the other suggests that “meaning maker” is a critical role for corporate strategists. In one, the authors demonstrate how misguided leaders often kill meaning in avoidable ways. Over the past year have highlighted this theme. Montgomery, “ How strategists lead,”, July 2012. See Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer, “ How leaders kill meaning at work,”, January 2012 and Cynthia A. Indeed, two contributions to McKinsey Quarterly 1 1. ![]() By “meaning,” we and they imply a feeling that what’s happening really matters, that what’s being done has not been done before or that it will make a difference to others. When we ask leaders about the ingredient they think is most often missing for them and for their colleagues-and by implication is most difficult to provide-they almost invariably signal the same thing: a strong sense of meaning. We’ve long been interested in work environments that inspire exceptional levels of energy, increase self-confidence, and boost individual productivity. Musicians talk about being “in the groove,” sportsmen about being “in the zone.” Can employees in the workplace experience similar performance peaks and, if so, what can top management do to encourage the mental state that brings them about? ![]()
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