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We've established that the middle is messy, which means what passes through it doesn't always make sense. Employees can easily lose the bigger picture and the plot, disconnecting from why they're doing what they're doing and wondering if what they do matters. A big role of the middle manager is to connect employees with the meaning in and at their work.

The Role Play: As I explain in detail in Make It Matter, you create meaning for employees by connecting them to the higher‐order purpose behind their work, by feeding their learning and growth, by stoking their sense of competency and self‐esteem, by granting autonomy liberally, and by nurturing a caring, authentic, teamwork‐based environment. When you help make meaning, you help employees make sense of why they're spending so many hours at their job.