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The one thing missing from every workplace strategy (it's not engagement)

8 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief presentation, the speaker argues that workplace strategies should shift focus from merely engaging employees to actively enriching their lives. He notes that the idea of enrichment has been on his mind for about eight years and has become central to his current work and a forthcoming book. The core claim is that organizations have a responsibility to leave employees better than they found them, offering opportunities that deepen their sense of self and personal growth. By prioritizing enrichment, companies can help workers advance their own identities and achieve a richer, more fulfilling professional experience.

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Don't just engage them, enrich them. I think there's an element of this that really is missing, and that is how do we enrich the lives of the people in our workplace? And that enrichment element, it's been in the back of my mind since probably at least 8 years now. And now that I'm talking about this particular book and this idea and the things that I'm working on now, I'm seeing it fully on display because that enrichment is what we want for people. We need to leave people who come into our workplaces better than we found them. Give them an opportunity to make their lives richer by allowing them to advance their own sense of who they are.