Leading for Meaning

Description: When individuals find their work meaningful, they are more likely to stay with an organization, report higher levels of organizational commitment, and critically, give more discretionary effort. We will discuss the 3C’s of Meaning: Competence, Contribution, and Connection, and how leaders can create the environment for employees to experience meaning. We will also discuss how the concept of meaning extends beyond the workplace to leading a worthy and worthwhile life. This event is limited to 20 participants in order to enable group discussion.

Speaker: Mark Bonica, PhD, MBA, MS, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy. Mark served for 23 years as a Medical Service Corps officer in the US Army and has been faculty at UNH since 2015 where he teaches courses in management, economics, finance, and more. His research focuses on career development of healthcare leaders. He has interviewed more than 200 healthcare leaders about their careers and their approach to leadership for his research and for his podcast, Health Leader Forge.