163. Why Work Matters with Moe Carrick

The Opposite of Small Talk

Do you find that the work you do gives you a sense of purpose or that your contributions as an employee are important to a cause bigger than yourself? This week’s guest, Moe Carrick, author, podcast host, and CEO of the workplace culture consultancy, Momentum, Inc. views work as a human need. Moe brings her wealth of knowledge, and decades of experience in the study of workplace culture to our spirited discussion on the topic of Why Work Matters.

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Guest’s Website: JMoementum, Inc. | Making organizations fit for human life.

TALK BIG QUESTIONS

Use these prompts to have the opposite of small talk in real life.

• What are your conditions to thrive in a workplace? Are they being met at your current job, why or why not?

• Have you had to have a courageous conversation at work about your needs or the needs of a colleague as an employee or employer? If so, how did your employer react?

• Do you believe in the work that you do? Or do you see work as a means to an end?