To increase Purposeful work, 15Five recommends...

  • Clearly communicate your organization’s mission and vision.

    Encourage leaders and managers to clearly communicate the mission and vision of the organization.

  • Find purpose.

    Encourage managers and team members to watch Simon Sinek’s TED talk and complete the online WHY Discovery Course to discover their personal purpose.

  • Align individual objectives with department and company objectives.

    Encourage managers to help their team members set individual objectives that align to department and company objectives.

  • Complete the Best-Self Kickoff

    Encourage managers and team members to complete the Best-Self Kickoff to understand team members at their best. Provide more opportunities for them to do what they do best.

  • Encourage strengths-role alignment

    Encourage managers to help team members align their role with their top strengths in Career vision within Home of 15Five.

  • Encourage energizing work

    Encourage managers to help their team members rank objectives from most to least energizing. Help people find ways to do more energizing work.

  • Set collaborative objectives

    Encourage managers to set collaborative objectives with their team members.

  • Send High Fives and highlight the impact

    Encourage People Ops/HR to train people to highlight the impact the other person had on them when sending a High Five.

  • Celebrate wins

    Encourage people to celebrate their own wins in the Check-in with a recurring question.

  • Clearly communicate the organization's values

    Encourage leaders and managers to clearly communicate the values of the organization.

Additional resources

Purpose and Meaning

Outsource Inspiration by Adam GrantΒ 

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek (2011)

Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team by Simon Sinek (2017)

The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters by Emily Esfahani Smith (2017)

The Pursuit of Meaningfulness in Life by Roy Baumeister and Kathleen Vohs (2002)

The Construction of Meaning Through Vital Engagement by Nakamura & Csikszenthihalyi (2003)Β 

The Three Meanings of Meaning in Life: Distinguishing Coherence, Purpose, and Significance by Martela & Steger (2016)

Why We Work by Barry Schwartz (2015)

Zone of Genius

Unique Ability: Creating the Life You Want by Catherine Nomura and Julia Waller (2003)

The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fears and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks (2010)

The Genius Habit: How One Habit Can Radically Change Your Work and Your Life by Laura Garnett (2019)

Bigony, C. (2019). 15Five: Technology aligned to the science of thriving. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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