The most powerful element for effective change
Whether you are a leader trying to implement change in your department, or trying to change one work habit in yourself, there is one element that can be easily overlooked. Yet, meaning matters! When taken into consideration it can make the biggest difference for successful change.
According to Viktor Frankl, a professor of both psychiatry and philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria (1905-1997), everybody has a deep seated need to find meaning. This applies to all areas of life.
If we follow his philosophy, we can say that in order for change to be effective, you need to find the deeper meaning of the change you want to implement: Will it contribute to pride in a job well done? Will it contribute to my deepest sense of meaning? Continue reading »
