The Core of It

"The greatest of these is Love." This is a sentiment that rings through the centuries and still lies at the core of things today. And will tomorrow. We are all connected, people. In ways the we can barely fathom, even in our most true moments. The way we treat people returns to us. Our heart and intent fashions our future.

In my professional life, I am an employee training and organizational development specialist. When I choose this career (to be a trainer within business), the intrinsic value or central purpose was to contribute to bettering the quality of worklife of others. People in the midst of their career spend a majority of their waking days during the week at work. Is that a good part of their life or not. Don't we contribute to the overwall level of joy, satisfaction and personal fulfillment by being passionate and compassionate professionals? If I currently have a professional purpose or mission, it is to maximize the opportunities I have to positively influence the quality of worklife of those I serve and with whom I work. It's not a bad road to be on.

There are so many areas of research and experience that touch on this core idea that I may explore them in installments. I am talking about hot topics (or even more esoteric ones) related to human/work interface such as:

• Employee engagement
• Good boss/bad boss behaviors
• Positive organizational psychology
• Virtue in the workplace
• Spirit at work
• ...and many more.

What is your interest?