These interactions are about a choice, and the choice, is to be 80% positive to 20% negative. Life is about millions of small individual interactions and the key is to consciously create many more positive, rather than negative interactions with others. The second crucial key is ‘ Interaction‘. There is no job role that this does not apply to! “Of all the events that engage people at work, the single most important – by far – is simply making progress in meaningful work.” In fact, all you need to do to create meaning in the workplace is to ensure that your job is continually progressing by helping others. The good news for leaders is that creating meaning does not mean you need a world changing plan. The benefit in pursuing meaning is that we become more energised, with happiness being a great by-product. Ironically, research tells us that it is the pursuit of meaning that makes us happier long-term rather than the pursuit of happiness! Rath has clear examples of how focusing on both your strengths and self interest will give you short term energy, but when you combine this with making a positive difference in other people’s lives, you will find true meaning. I love his quote, “meaning does not happen to you – Rath encourages the reader to abandon the pursuit of happiness and to stop seeing your work as just a place to earn money, instead creating true purpose in the workplace. The first crucial key, ‘ Meaning‘, immediately challenges the reader to develop the right mindset.
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