Why your job isn't meaningless | Stephen Butler

Why your job isn't meaningless | Stephen Butler | TEDxUAlberta

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4 ай бұрын

How can you find your "why" in virtually any job? Management consultant Stephen Butler outlines how you can feel more fulfilled at work by recognizing the importance of everyday development, not just achievements.
Stephen Butler earned his PhD in social sciences from Cambridge before teaching at Harvard and apprenticing at The Boston Consulting Group. His experience as an executive and entrepreneur has made him a sought-after advisor to growth companies and teams, and one of Canada’s Top 100 Professionals 2023 (Top 100 Magazine).
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@eyuin5716 4 ай бұрын

I’m really impressed that you managed to get Trevor from GTA V to host a Ted Talk.

@djlykaen 4 ай бұрын

stole the words outta my mouth

@AlperMusic 4 ай бұрын

PLEASEE 😂

@celestialcircledance 4 ай бұрын

A meaningful living wage has to come first because it's a lot harder to focus on aspirational goals when you have a hard time paying rent and putting food on the table..

@richardturski7668 3 ай бұрын

Having had the pleasure and privilege of working with you IRL, Stephen, I observe once again that you describe something really important uniquely and compellingly. This message resonates very strongly with me.

@HowtobeaProbationOfficer 4 ай бұрын

As a millennial who works with gen z and millennials getting started in their career many are clear on their purpose then quickly get disillusioned that the company they work for squeezes out their purpose and they feel like machines on a cog. Good perspective to help us understand what can be learned about themselves from that situation. This is why I’m an advocate for finding the joy in life, by being instead of sitting there figuring it out. Your purpose will then become clear to you, then it’s about taking the next right action to re align with your new purpose.

@AlperMusic 4 ай бұрын

I agree totally

@dameanvil 4 ай бұрын

00:10 🏞 Anecdote about finding meaning in seemingly mundane tasks. 01:35 🌍 Many people feel their work lacks meaning, posing a productivity challenge. 03:02 💡 Despite a societal emphasis on purpose, only a small percentage of the workforce feels fulfilled in their roles. 05:05 🤔 Traditional approaches to finding purpose may be flawed, assuming one fixed purpose for individuals. 07:00 🧠 Evolutionary perspective suggests humans thrive on impactful collaboration. 08:02 🏭 Industrial Revolution's division of labor led to a disconnect between work and impact. 10:00 🔄 Purpose should be seen as a dynamic match between personal desires and societal needs, not a fixed concept. 12:00 🎯 Feeling impact is crucial for fulfillment at work. 14:10 🏀 Anecdote illustrating the intersection of discovery, know-how, and impact. 15:15 🚀 Embracing the three speeds of 'why' (discovery, know-how, impact) can lead to greater fulfillment in any job.

@arsenal0095 4 ай бұрын

What AI did you use?

@dameanvil 4 ай бұрын

@@arsenal0095 You know, I had the same feeling the other day. If the comment is smart and detailed it must be a.i., and if it is only a few words, barely articulating a foggy thought it is human for sure.

@maissahmad1623 4 ай бұрын

Insightful talk!

@leeweijee2806 4 ай бұрын

Yes, but in our society, it doesn't work like that. It's not because you discover new things, that you learn and have an impact on certain people. No. I work somewhere, I learn, I improve my skills and I probably have an impact on others, but at the end of the day, this pseudo-positive perspective is counterbalanced by the small salary I receive. At the end of the day or month, I'm still struggling to make ends meet. And no matter what I've learned, it doesn't help me survive in this society. It only works for people who earn enough and get bored. This student probably smiled as she moved dirt, but she wouldn't do it for the rest of her life.

@evad7933 4 ай бұрын

Yep, let us all delude ourselves into believing our robotic employment is 'meaningful'.

@arsenal0095 4 ай бұрын

Exactly. I go to work for the wage. The question one should ask is if I had enough or unlimited money, would I be working? I'll resign and spend my time how I want...

@evad7933 4 ай бұрын

Yes, that is a good question. There were brief periods in my life when I'd have opted to remain in the workforce ... maybe half a dozen years, in total. @@arsenal0095

@GOD999MODE 4 ай бұрын

It would feel a lot more meaningful if the pay was better. I get that not all jobs require a high amount of intellectual prowess, but even jobs like construction, manufacturing, services, etc. require an immense amount of physical and emotional efforts. $18/hr is no longer enough in Biotech manufacturing. Needs to be more like $23-25/hr to reflect current prices. Somehow middle and upper management pay continues to go up, but they'll make sad sack excuses for why workers' pay can't.

@mihedas 4 ай бұрын

Thanks to the clapping at the end i'm also deaf now

@Jordonwilliamoakley 4 ай бұрын

Bro I work with you lmao u are

@bachhanto-666 4 ай бұрын

yup 😂😂😂I just tried that

@gtarptv_ 4 ай бұрын

Im sad, it really hurrts

@AlperMusic 4 ай бұрын

Same gg

@manushivharee 4 ай бұрын

5th pr h kya ye , 1st ,2nd comments??

@angela-lauradinu1265 4 ай бұрын

baraurnoirs!

@nokoolaid 4 ай бұрын

Executives are so disconnected from the hoi polloi. Look up Dark Triad, which make up most of the executive class, the vast majority. Look at the game in that context. Pharaoh lives. It's a con game. On the other hand, so what a man believes in his heart, so he is. The vast majority of us aren't like the 1-2% that run things. It's a consistent pattern throughout history. Walmart? Aren't they the company in which most of the worlforce is on public assistance? Most of our social issues are caused by hierarchy/inequalities and the type of folks that are at the top.