This Is What An Ideal Company Should Look Like - HBR's The Daily Idea

July 03, 2013 What we all want, study after study shows — regardless of our rank, ambition, or industry — is to find meaning in our work. But, for too many of us, a meaningful job seems like a pipe dream. A new Gallup poll, for instance, rates employee engagement across industries as depressingly low. So what, exactly, would help us escape the huge funk we seem to be in? Working for a company that accepts and nurtures difference is a good start — a company where we're encouraged to utilize our own unique talents. Chances (and choices) to grow in a meaningful way would also bump up engagement levels. As would the elimination of stupid rules and policies. Does that sound like your company? One can only hope... SOURCE: How Ideal Is Your Company? by Andrea Ovans