Q1 - Reading: Designing Work that People Love

Question 1

Employees that have love for the content of the work itself will lead to…

Answer 1

A company that intelligently links what people love to their actual activities will achieve higher performance, higher engagement and resilience, and lower turnover

Question 2

3 principles for creating work that people love

Answer 2

“The people are the point”
“One size fits one”
“In trust we grow”

Question 3

The people are the point (creating work that people love)

Answer 3

Employees, rather than customers or shareholders, are the most important stakeholders in your organization. Takes on a human-centric approach and is detailed in explaining why each candidate was selected and what specific strengths and loves they saw in the person, including but also going beyond how those can add value to the overall mission of the organization

Question 4

One size fits one (creating work that people love)

Answer 4

Avoid tools that standardize, such as competency models, feedback loops, and rigid career paths. Instead, focus on groups to avoid standardization. Group people with the same passion together to achieve things that one could not do alone

Question 5

In trust we grow (creating work that people love)

Answer 5

Trust drives the ability of employees to discover and do what they love. Discard rituals that erode trust
eg: feeling monitored – instead, pay attention through weekly checkins, etc