What the Research Really Tells Us About Purpose at Work

Is purpose at work as straightforward as we've made it out to be? 

In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, David Green is joined by Jessica Zwaan, VP People Strategy and Operations at Leapsome and author of Built for People and Purpose and Work, to explore what the research actually tells us about purpose at work — and what that means for how HR shows up for people. 

Join them as they discuss: 

• Why treating HR like a product function changes the questions you ask
• What the research on purpose at work really reveals, and why the reality is more nuanced than the narrative
• What purpose washing is, how it happens, and what it can look like in practice
• What a more grounded alternative to purpose-led culture could look like
• Why really knowing your people is the foundation of all of it
• How perceptions of HR are evolving, and what's driving that shift 

This episode is brought to you by Leapsome - the people-first HR platform that connects performance, engagement, and HR operations in one place, so you get a complete picture, not half the story.  

See it in action at leapsome.com/demo. 

Resources:  

• Built for People by Jessica Zwaan  
• Purpose and Work by Jessica Zwaan 
• People over Perks, the Leapsome Community

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