Molly Seals
Senior Vice President of HR & Learning,
Humility of Mary Health Partners,
Youngstown, OH
Voices of Workplace Passion
In the years that I’ve spent interviewing ordinary Americans who deeply love their work, I have never heard anyone sing the praises of great paychecks. Their connection with their jobs is always about the meaning of their work and what it does to make the world a better place. Then one day it dawned on me that there are only three purposes that motivate transactions: To relieve pain; to restore hope; and/or to bring beauty into the world.
So now I ask everyone I interview: Does your job relieve pain, restore hope, or bring beauty into the world? Here are some of my favorite answers. (Keep coming back to this page, it grows as I continue gathering interviews.)
Restore hope
Jeff Nally
Organization Developer & Coach
Humana Inc.
Louisville, KY
Maureen O’Keeffe
System VP, HR
St. Luke’s Health System
Boise, ID
Steven Hurwitz
Vice President, Human Resources, Seattle Children’s, Seattle, WA
Judy West
Vice President, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Relieve pain
Maureen O’Keeffe
System VP, Human Resources
St. Luke’s Health System
Boise, ID
Judy West
Vice President, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Bring beauty into the world
Jeff Nally
Organization Developer & Coach
Humana Inc.
Louisville, KY
Michael Paruta
Director, Workforce Development
Women & Infants
Providence, RI
Judy West
Vice President, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
I love my job!
Judy West
VP
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME
Molly Seals
SVP, HR & Learning
Humility of Mary Health Partners
Youngstown, OH
Jeff Nally
Organization Developer & Coach
Humana Inc.
Louisville, KY
Michael Paruta
Director, Workforce Development
Women & Infants
Providence, RI
Maureen O’Keeffe
System Vice President, Human Resources, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise, ID
Steven Hurwitz
VP, HR
Seattle Children’s
Seattle, WA
