Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee - Hardcover

Adams, Wes; Myles, Tamara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1541704533 ISBN 13: 9781541704534

Publisher: PublicAffairs, 2025

Synopsis

A powerful argument that finding meaning at work is the most powerful driver for employee happiness, talent retention, and profit, and a roadmap for exceptional leaders to make it the cornerstone of their management approach.

About this title

About the Author

Wes Adams is founder and CEO of SV Consulting Group, where he works with high-performing companies to develop leadership excellence, build organizational resilience, and deepen employee engagement through a meaningful work lens. He has more than two decades of experience as a successful entrepreneur and strategic partner for Fortune 500s, startups, and NGOs. Prior to founding SV, Wes advised brands such as Google, Audi, Starbucks, and the United Nations at Purpose, the world's leading social impact agency. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds a Master's from University of Pennsylvania in Applied Positive Psychology.

Tamara Myles is an accomplished consultant, author, and international speaker with over two decades of experience helping leaders improve business performance. She is the author of The Secret to Peak Productivity: A Simple Guide to Reaching Your Personal Best (AMACOM, 2014), based on her proprietary Peak Productivity Pyramid. Her work has been featured in media outlets such as Forbes, Fast Company, USA Today, SUCCESS, Business Insider, The Boston Globe, and the New York Post, among others. Tamara is an instructor of Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received her Master's in Applied Positive Psychology. She is also a Senior Trainer for the Penn Resilience Program, the world's leading organization for state-of-the-art, evidence-based resilience and positive psychology programs.

From the Back Cover

"A timely, clear, and actionable book about the science and practice of making work more worthwhile."
--Adam Grant, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Think Again

"Meaningful Work is a remarkable guide to more passion, meaning, and greater contribution to the world! If you want to challenge yourself to do more for others, start here!"
--Tom Rath, author of StrengthsFinder 2.0

"Adams and Myles masterfully blend compelling real-world stories with the latest insights from positive psychology to offer a roadmap for transforming organizational culture. This book is a must-read for leaders who want to move beyond traditional management and foster workplaces where employees feel valued, inspired, and driven to achieve their best."
--Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times-bestselling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There

"Adams and Myles have tapped into something profound, reminding us that meaning at work matters more than anything else, not only because it unleashes each of our deepest motivations, but also drives long-term impact for an organization. With plenty of useful examples and tools, Meaningful Work gives us a comprehensive roadmap to take action."
--Tina Mylon, chief talent and diversity officer, Schneider Electric

"Every leader today should know the 3 Cs of meaningful work. A must-read for anyone who wants to create a workplace that thrives."
--Dan Heath, #1 New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Switch

"Read Meaningful Work today, and watch the morale in your company improve."
--Arthur C. Brooks, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Build the Life You Want

Edition details

• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1541704533
• ISBN 13: 9781541704534
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320