How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee

We’re in the middle of the most significant transformation in work in over a century. Whether it’s remote work, the rise of burnout, or “quiet quitting,” leading an organization has never been more complex. However, a single factor remains the core driver of fulfilled, high-performing teams—their belief that their work has meaning. Wes Adams and Tamara Myles, authors of Meaningful Work, positive psychology researchers, and advisers to some of the world’s most successful companies, leverage the science of positive psychology to show leaders why and how to make meaning the cornerstone of leadership practice.

Key Takeaways:

• Every job can be meaningful when leaders create a workplace culture that focuses on the three Cs—Community, Contribution, and Challenge.
• The critical value of meaning: Although often hidden, it is the driving factor for nearly every thriving employee and high-performing team.
• How and why understanding generational views of meaning at work is crucial to the future of work.

About the authors: Wes Adams is the CEO of SV Consulting Group. He partners with Fortune 500s and scaling companies to develop high-impact leaders and design operating structures that support high-performing teams. He is also a positive psychology researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studies the leadership practices and organizational structures that help employees thrive. He lives in Atlanta, GA.

Tamara Myles is a speaker, author, professor, and entrepreneur specializing in the science of human flourishing at work. She helps leaders and organizations like Microsoft, KPMG, and MassMutual unlock the power of meaningful work to drive peak performance, innovation, and resilience. A faculty member at Boston College and a researcher and instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, Tamara’s work challenges assumptions about work, showing that when leaders make work meaningful, they create thriving teams and lasting impact.