The Future of Work: Designing Motivating Jobs
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Work is broken. Two thirds of employees are disengaged. Voluntary turnover has more than doubled over the last decade. Why? Because we failed to design jobs to meet the intrinsic human needs for meaningful work, autonomy, and feedback. In this session we will explore the power of work design to create intrinsically motivating work, resulting in improved employee engagement, productivity, agility - and a better customer experience.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how Job design impacts individual organization and organizational performance.
- Learn how to utilize work design principles to create intrinsically motivating work.
- Evaluate whether work design is an appropriate intervention in the organizational context.
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Thomas Bertels
Thomas Bertels is a business transformation expert on a mission to make work more productive, valuable, meaningful, and impactful. He has three decades of experience helping companies from start-ups to Fortune 5 transform how work gets done. Thinkers360 has recognized Thomas as a Top 50 Thought Leader on the Future of Work and Design Thinking.
Thomas has written several books and numerous articles. His latest book is the award-winning business fable ‘Fixing Work: Designing Jobs Employees Love’. He also hosts the Work Matters podcast, where he explores in conversations with thought leaders and executives what leaders can do to fix work.
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