Today is Thursday, September 8th, 2022.

Welcome to the Daily Article podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim

Denison.

Have you heard of quiet, quitting?

According to Gallup, at least 50% of the American workforce is made up of people

who are not going above and beyond at work and just meeting their job description. Only 32%

say they are actively engaged at work. Harvard Business Review believes the problem is

bad bosses, not bad employees.

Managers rated most highly saw 62% of their direct reports willing to give extra effort,

while only 3% were quietly quitting.

By contrast, the least effective managers saw 14% of their direct reports quietly quitting,

while only 20% were willing to give an extra effort.

In other words, the more we work for someone we value, the more we value our work.

The fact reveals something deeply significant about our culture and our faith.

For generations,

Americans have been taught that we are what we do and what comes from what we do. Achievement and prosperity measured by financial and material means is our secular society's definition

of success. But in recent years, this pathway to purpose has hit a dead end. Consumer sentiment

fell to a record low earlier this year, even though unemployment is historically low. Surprisingly,

consumers were more optimistic early in the pandemic than they are today. Rates of substance

abuse, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation

continue to rise. Clearly, the so-called American dream, working harder to have more, is not

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