Amplifiers

12Amplifying Life

Much of our time is spent at work. For most high-need-for-achievement professionals, about one-third or more of their time each week is spent working. As a result, I always encourage people to be engaged and passionate about the work they do and the impact they make.

In the late 1850s, French painter Jean-François Millet painted The Angelus, a simple scene of two peasants working in a field with a church off in the distance. Millet was not a religious man. He was just capturing a childhood recollection of his grandmother who would pause to say the Angelus prayer when the church bells rang. He also wanted to capture the hard-working nature of peasant life in a simple rural scene. Henry Drummond captured the same three elements of work, spirituality, and relationships in many of his addresses in the late 1800s. It is the combination and balance of these three forces that make for a great work and life integration.

For years at Clarkston, we thought that creating differentiated results—what we call brilliant client service—was sufficient for long-term success. We took great pride in the quality of the work and the outcomes produced for our clients, all while standing behind the work we do. However, we are seeing an interesting convergence as new generations of workers enter the workforce. This new generation cares about company purpose: not just ours, but our clients' as well. They are energized by the work our clients do, the benefits produced, and the impact ...