As leaders looks for new ways to improve workplace well-being while reducing stress and burnout, a relatively new concept has emerged: job crafting, a strategy that gives employees the chance to design their roles for a more meaningful experience of work.
If You’re Burning Out, Carve a New Path
As leaders looks for new ways to improve workplace well-being, a relatively new concept has emerged: job crafting, a strategy that gives employees the chance to design their roles for a more meaningful experience of work. It involves making tweaks to how we perform tasks at work, or changing the way we perceive these tasks, so they stop feeling monotonous and instead feel novel and purposeful. This is the magic of job crafting: It transforms parts of our work that once felt meaningless into something that feels valued. For organizations looking to retain their top talent, it’s important to understand that boredom is kryptonite for high-performers and inspiration-seeking millennials. Leaders would benefit from giving employees the autonomy to increase purpose and meaning in their roles and reduce the repetitive tasks that fuel chronic stress and burnout. Not only does this prevent the potential for burnout; it increases productivity, engagement, and retention.