THE PURPOSE CRAZE: Why Purpose Is Good Business

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John W. Stanko

• THE PURPOSE CRAZE Why Purpose Is Good Business
• August 25, 2006

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John W. Stanko

• THE PURPOSE CRAZE Why Purpose Is Good Business
• August 25, 2006

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Programs

1. PurposeQuest Assessment
2. Business seminars
3. Saturday seminar at the Hilton
4. PurposeCoach
5. Monday Memo, blog and Bible studies

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I. Introduction

1. There is a purpose revolution and its coming to
   your business soon.
2. There are many books talking about purpose
   available today.

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Purpose Books

1. The Purpose-Driven Life
2. The One Thing You Need To Know - Buckingham
3. First Break All the Rules
4. The 8th Habit - Covey

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Quote

• This is a world in which people had better be
  doing whatever they do best, whatever they are
  really motivated to do, whatever most suits them
  temperamentally, and whatever makes best use of
  such assets as they happen to have. In this
  marketplace, organizations pay for results.
• William Bridges

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Quote

• In the dejobbed world, the truth that each of us
  has an inherent life work is suddenly rich with
  meaning. Nothing less than finding what you were
  meant to be and do will give you the motivation
  and the capability that todays work world
  demands. Identifying your lifework is no longer
  an escapist fantasy. It is a condition for being
  successful. You now have to discover your
  lifework if you are to have a chance of creating
  a satisfactory and satisfying work life.
• William Bridges

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Quote

• People who reach exceptional heights may differ
  from each other, but one thing they all share is
  a clear goal born of some organizing purpose that
  summons their talents, aims their efforts, and
  steers them in the right direction. A compelling
  purpose is the ambitious persons true north,
  keeping him or her on course. What kind of
  purpose is worth pursuing? The most satisfying
  purpose empowers its pursuer to enlist others in
  a quest for some higher good.
• James Champy and Nitin Nohria, The Arc of Ambition

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Quote

• Find your voice and inspire others to find
  theirs.
• Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit.

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II. Why?

• People are working with their minds and not their
  backs and hands.
• This gives them options and choices of where and
  how they will work.

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II. Why?

1. They may choose to work for you or your company,
   but they are really working for themselves.
2. You must begin to treat your employees like
   volunteers who need to be recruited and
   maintained.

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III. Problems

1. The CV or resume lies or at least doesnt give
   the whole picture.
2. We hire too quickly.

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III. Problems

1. Too often we dont have a system to help us
   identify, equip and release the purpose in every
   individual.
2. We often believe that world-class results can be
   obtained by sending someone to a seminar.

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Quote

• We must become the change that we seek Mahatma
  Ghandi

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IV. Weekend Work

1. What was the best day at work in the last three
   months? Why?
2. What was the worst day at work in the last three
   months? Why?
3. What was the best relationship with a manager
   youve ever had?

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IV. Weekend Work

• D. What was the best praise or recognition you
  ever received?
• E. When in your career do you think you were
  learning the most?

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V. What more can you do?

1. Learn to think purpose, not jobs or employment.
2. Redeploy your HR Department.

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12 Questions to Ask Your Employees

1. Do I know whats expected of me at work?
2. Do I have the tools and equipment I need to do my
   work right?
3. At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I
   do best every day?

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12 Questions to Ask Your Employees

1. In the last seven days, have I received praise or
   recognition for doing good work?
2. Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to
   care about me as a person?
3. Is there someone at work who encourages my
   development?

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12 Questions to Ask Your Employees

1. At work, do my opinions seem to count?
2. Does the mission/purpose of my company make me
   feel my job is important?
3. Are my co-workers committed to doing excellent
   work?

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12 Questions to Ask Your Employees

1. Do I have a best friend at work?
2. In the last six months, has someone at work
   talked to me about my progress?
3. This last year, have I had opportunities at work
   to learn and grow?

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VI. And then?

1. Use these results to look at your corporate
   culture, perhaps even your personal leadership
   philosophy.
2. Get some help and quick!

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VII. Reading Recommendations

1. Unlocking The Power of Your Purpose
2. Strictly Business by John Stanko
3. Re-Imagine by Tom Peters