During the COVID pandemic work-from-home experience, people all around the world spent time evaluating how meaningful and satisfying their lives were. And we can be certain many didn’t like the answers. So, there simply isn’t a greater demand for meaning-centered leaders — managers who value people and seek to ensure they maximize their one precious life on the planet through their work and career. Consequently, this book couldn’t be more timely. Well done!
— Mark C. Crowley, bestselling author, "Lead from the Heart: Transformational Leadership for the 21st Century"; host, Lead from the Heart podcast
This book belongs on every leader’s bookshelf! The authors’ thesis and corresponding strategies are a must have for anyone planning to lead us through the impending and challenging global society we are face.
— Marilou Ryder, EdD, bestselling author, "Rules of the Game: How to Win a Job in Educational Leadership" and "Sister to Sister Secrets Series for Women"
You had me at "meaning-centered" with this book! Easy to read, relatable, and immediately applicable, with statistics and actionables to back it up, this book is an invitation and a call to action for today's business leaders and organizations to show up more meaningfully.
— Anese Cavanaugh, author, Contagious Culture and Contagious You
I have written many endorsement ‘blurbs’ over the years, but until now I have never written the following sentence: ‘I wish I had written this book.’ The message is crystal clear. The message is important. The message is in fact more important than ever. And if the reader has good sense, she or he will act on these words and ideas immediately. Bravo!
— Tom Peters, bestselling author of "In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies", "The Excellence Dividend"
Getting great employees is hard. Losing them is hard to take. But that's what so many companies face with employee engagement so low in so many places. Bartels and Jackson have the antidote to workplace malaise - their 3E model gives you the power to put meaning front and center in your organization, and engagement on a pedestal. A must read for a thriving workplace.
— Scott Mautz, keynote speaker, author of "Make it Matter" and "Find the Fire"