Last year I had the pleasure of interviewing my colleague Aqeel Tirmizi for the Humanistic Management Professionals Lunch and Learn. He had a lot to say about Responsible leadership, but he also talked about how important mentoring is for future leaders.
All leadership have a leadership philosophy. That philosophy is often derived from how they were mentored. For good or for bad, their views were shaped by the people they learned from.
He also talked about the importance of meaning and purpose as a leadership tool. He said, most college graduates want to do meaningful work. But … when followed up with - only about 20% found meaningful work. Is this because the work isn’t meaningful, or because the company hasn’t connected the work to mattering?
I know that when I am asked to give talks about ethics in business that a big part of the problem is that people don't want to talk about ethics because they are worried about freedom of belief. But we can't create meaning without talking about what is morally good and morally wrong.
This is why I teach Humanism and a Humanistic approach to business and leadership. Our work needs to matter. This is as important for our mental health as it is for our customers. If whatever service or good we are providing isn't actually needed, then we won't have customers. Business that do well over the long term, don't con their customers. They provide a practical good to their customers. Good - is a moral term.
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