There has to be a better way

Do you know that 70% are disengaged at work?

A show of hands... How many of you are happy at work? How many feel engaged? Do you feel that your effort is valued or even valuable? How are your working hours? Do you feel that you’re in the right role, and is your company structure enabling you or making life harder? Let’s do another one. Would you go to work if you didn’t get paid for it?

No? The good news is that you’re not alone. A recent yearly Gallup study shows that approximately 70% feel disengaged at work. Most of us spend more than half of our waking hours at work, and we’re miserable. We’re caught in a circle where we accept that we’re unhappy at work, because it provides money which we can spend on things that make us happy, such as a a big screen TV, a larger apartment, in a better neighbourhood, or perhaps a two month journey to India to explore the meaning of life.

This was the intro to a blog series I wrote back in 2016. And unfortunately it's still as relevant today.

In the blog series I share my thoughts and reflections regarding Laloux’s book and around the concept of Teal organisations

Read the full series here