We help leaders build engagement, retention, and well-being through the power of meaningful work.
Our Work
Our clients are leveraging the science of success to navigate continuous change, build high-performing hybrid teams, and create organizations that will thrive in the future of work.
We developed our groundbreaking Meaning Mindset framework through research at University of Pennsylvania and honed it through transformational engagements with clients such as Microsoft, KPMG, and Viacom.
Our evidence-based approach is grounded in research from cognitive neuroscience, positive psychology, and organizational design. Decades of evidence shows that meaningful work – work that challenges us to grow, provides a sense of community, and contributes to something that matters – is one of the most powerful forces for individual and organizational flourishing.
When employees believe their work is meaningful, they do their best work.
Clients
Results
Making work meaningful drives business results:
Case Study: Leadership Transformation at KPMG
Case Study: Taming Turnover at Barking Hound Village
Services
People + Talent Strategy
Workshops and Training
Advisory and Thought Leadership
Keynote Speaking
Organizational Design
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About Us
Wes Adams
Wes works with high-performing companies on organizational transformation, leadership development, and employee engagement. He helps both experienced and emerging leaders alike develop the skills and practices that bring out the best from their teams by fostering cultures that enable employees to find meaning and purpose in their work.
He brings two decades of experience growing successful ventures and consulting for Fortune 500s, startups, and NGOs. Past clients include Microsoft, KPMG, Edelman, Harrah’s Entertainment, JP Morgan Chase, NetJets, Sony, Starwood Hotel Group, the United Nations Office of Human Rights, and Warner Brothers. Wes’s work has been covered by the New York Times, Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, and others.
Wes is also a Master Facilitator for the Penn Resilience Program, and has been a featured speaker at South by Southwest Interactive and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. Passionate about social impact, Wes produced a documentary for HBO, The Out List, and a book of interviews about climate crisis, I Am EcoWarrior.
A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Wes holds a Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Atlanta.
Tamara Myles
Tamara Myles is an accomplished consultant, trainer, and international speaker, with over two decades of experience helping leaders improve business performance. She leverages her expertise on productivity and meaningful work to help leaders create systems and cultures that enable their teams to thrive, and their organizations to grow.
Tamara’s clients have included Best Buy, BlackRock, Google, KPMG, Microsoft, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Unilever. She is the author of The Secret to Peak Productivity: A Simple Guide to Reaching Your Personal Best (AMACOM, 2014), based on her proprietary Peak Productivity Pyramid™ system; the book has been translated into several languages. Her work has been featured in media outlets such as USA Today, SUCCESS, Business Insider, The Boston Globe, Forbes, and the New York Post.
Tamara graduated summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University and received her Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is an Assistant Instructor and a Master Facilitator for the Penn Resilience Program. A native of Brazil, she is fluent in English and Portuguese and proficient in Spanish. She lives outside Boston.
Our Research
Our research findings suggest that nearly 50 percent of an individual’s experience of meaning at work is directly tied to what their leaders do.
The study also revealed specific leadership practices that are highly predictive of meaningful work. Conducted in partnership with psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania and Colorado State University, our research is the first rigorous empirical study to examine how leadership practices influence the employee experience of meaningful work. And that influence is staggering.
Leaders who apply our tools – with any size team or organization – can help their people achieve their highest potential while improving their quality of life. We are offering nothing less than a win-win-win for organizations, team leaders, and employees alike.
The Ten Principles of Highly Meaningful Work.
A qualitative study of high-performing leaders and the specific practices they use to make work meaningful.