Purpose beyond profit

It's always wonderful to see others preaching a similar message to Careershifters. Chris Nel, a consultant with the Tom Peters company (and a career changer himself), has written a wonderfully insightful blog entry on the importance of leaders creating conditions where individuals can express their purpose. An extract is shown below.

"I believe that we as humans search for a meaningful purpose in everything we do. We are at our very best when we find it. My simple business hypothesis is based on the fact that when humans are at their best (i.e., are purposeful) they run/work in extraordinarily successful businesses. So it turns out that the leader's primary job is not to be a clever strategist or a brilliant technician (let alone control freak) but to help people find a clear sense of purpose (not revenue targets!) in the work that they do. Profit will follow from this, not lead it."

Thank you Chris - we couldn't have put it better ourselves.

(via Katie Ledger's blog)