The Information Age is not only about the introduction of technologies, computers and robots; it is also about workers being empowered with knowledge and information, writes Pujan Roka in ‘ Karmic, Inc. ’ (www.jaicobooks.com). Given the easier access to collecting, sharing, and processing knowledge, today’s workers have more choice and freedom, he adds. “They cannot be put in darkness any longer.”
Therefore, organisations of the current times require a new mindset to operate and thrive, and to become meaningful, Roka advises. “Knowledge workers can no longer be inspired and be made productive by managing or controlling them. The only way to make them productive is by inspiring and kindling their heart and spirit, so that they can find meaning from their work and become truly productive for their organisation and the society.”
How can that be done? Through ‘four contracts of meaningful work,’ the book prescribes. Silence, synchronicity, service, and surrender are the four simple rules any organisation can implement to create meaningful work for their workers, stakeholders, and the greater ecosystem the organisation operates in, Roka elaborates.
“The intent of the four contracts is not to change the way we work, but to approach our work with a new perspective, so that it can add meaning to both personal and professional lives…”
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