Name: The way we think about work is broken
Uploaded: 2015-09-08T15:46:37Z
Duration: 7 min 52 s
Description: What makes work satisfying? Apart from a paycheck, there are intangible values that, Barry Schwartz suggests, our current way of thinking about work simply ignores. It's time to stop thinking of workers as cogs on a wheel.

What makes work satisfying? Apart from a paycheck, there are intangible values that, Barry Schwartz suggests, our current way of thinking about work simply ignores. It's time to stop thinking of workers as cogs on a wheel.

Barry Schwartz: The way we think about work is broken

The way we think about work is broken

Challenging the view of work as mere means to a paycheck, exploring the profound disconnect between job satisfaction and role.

Idea technology: how our beliefs shape societal structures, impacting human nature and the satisfaction derived from work.

Reflecting on the design of human nature through societal institutions, urging leaders to shape more fulfilling work experiences.