The person work relationship how our work can be our greatest friend and our greatest enemy

Abstract

Today’s executives are increasingly looking for ways in which they can be more engaged in their work and feel invigorated by what they do. Given that people are spending more time at work, a feeling of disconnect with the job can easily erode one’s overall sense of well being. At the other end of the spectrum, when work becomes a calling or like a sport, then one’s job itself can become the high-point of one’s existence. Work can be a vehicle through which one can find deep satisfaction and purpose in life. A key challenge for executives these days, is not merely finding a job for the sake of livelihood, but engaging with one’s work so it lifts the self up and energizes, thereby adding meaning to work and life.