What is ‘Job Crafting’ and how can HR use it to create more meaningful work for employees?
This is an excerpt of an article Lucy Cox wrote for HRZone.
If you won millions in the lottery, would you give up work?
According to a Gallup survey nearly a decade ago, a surprising number of people said ‘no,’ reflecting the growing appreciation that work is an important source of purpose, connection, and wellbeing. For many people, however, our relationship with work has shifted post-Pandemic. More of us are questioning whether our jobs make us happy. Ask the lottery question today and we may find that more would quit their ‘job’ but find new ‘work.’
This is an excerpt from an article we wrote for HR Zone about Job Crafting. What is it and how can HR employ job crafting to shape more meaningful working lives for employees?
Lottery wins aside, you don’t have to change jobs to find more rewarding work. Instead, job crafting could support people to find more meaningful work.
In this article, Lucy Cox shares three practical ideas for HR to explore…
‘Job crafting’ involves altering aspects of a role to make it more meaningful for the individual. It could mean shifting what they do (task crafting), who they interact with and the quality of those interactions (relationship crafting), or how they perceive the impact of work (cognitive crafting) in order to feel happier.
Read the article in full by clicking on the link below to visit the HR Zone website.
For more information, please contact Lucy Cox at lucy.cox@oecam.com
