Why Purpose Matters In The Workplace

WHY PURPOSE MATTERS Today's employees want their work to have meaning. Today's leaders have the largest influence in creating meaning in the workplace. Here's why you must become a purpose-driven organization to successfully attract, select and retain the best people who care about something more than a paycheck and bottom line. THE WORKPLACE 70% of American workers dislike what they do for a living. 30% 52% 18% OF EMPLOYEES WORK WITH OF EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ENGAGED IN THEIR WORK. THEY PUT IN TIME - BUT NOT ENERGY OR PASSION - OF EMPLOYEES ARE ACTIVELY PURPOSE AND FEEL A DISENGAGED. THEY AREN'T PROFOUND CONNECTION JUST UNHAPPY - THEY'RE TO THEIR COMPANY. INTO THEIR WORK. BUSY ACTING OUT THEIR UNHAPPINESS. $550 estimated loss of productivity in America due to poor engagement at work. s$$$$ BILLION LEADERSHIP 58% Would trust a complete stranger before they would trust their own boss. ? ? ? ? ? Bad managers are the reason for poor engagement. 41% 3 of 4 56% OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEES REPORT THAT OF CORPORATE LEADERS PROGRAMS ARE NOT ALIGNED THEIR BOSS IS THE WORST WITH THEIR ORGANIZATION'S PREDICT SHORTAGES IN AND MOST STRESSFUL PART MISSION OR PURPOSE. OF THEIR JOB. EXECUTIVE LEVEL LEADERSHIP. of employees say they'd take a new boss over a pay raise. 65% THE WORKFORCE 75% of the global workforce will be made up of millennials by the year 2025. m 68% DO NOT THINK BUSINESSES 81% CONSIDER CSR DO ENOUGH TO INSTILL A WHEN DECIDING SENSE OF PURPOSE IN WHERE TO WORK. THEIR WORK CULTURE. THE BOTTOM LINE 59% 8.8 60% OF EMPLOYEES DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR COMPANY HOURS PER DAY ARE SPENT OF AMERICANS WOULD AT WORK - THE SINGLE LARGEST CHOOSE A DIFFERENT STANDS FOR.. CHUNK OF TIME SPENT ON CAREER IF THEY COULD. ANY DAILY ACTIVITY. WHAT'S YOUR PURPOSE FOR GOING TO WORK EVERY DAY? Y SCOUTS HELPS LEADERS AND COMPANIES COME TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARDS SOMETHING MEANINGFUL. Y VISIT YSCOUTS.COM TO HELP CREATE A FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE CAN JOIN AN ORGANIZATION AND FULLY EXPRESS THEIR UNIQUE SELF. SOURCES: NATIONAL BOSS POLL, PARADE MAGAZINE, YAHOO! FINANCE, GALLUP EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY, OC TANNER, WE FIRST, U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FORBES, DECISION PULSE