Meaning-Centered Job Crafting: A Way to (Re‑)Discover Meaning at Work

Against the backdrop of constant change in the world of organizations and work relations, the rise of the perceived importance of finding meaning at work becomes a challenge for many individuals. Job crafting describes activities employees proactively undertake to tailor their jobs to their needs, values, and preferences. But it is argued that this process needs to become conscious, meaning-oriented, and meaning-centered to empower the individual to find or rediscover meaning at work. Therefore, a meaning-centered job crafting approach is presented that integrates the noëtic dimension and uses the medicine chest of logotherapy and existential analysis developed by Viktor Frankl to help those who search for meaning at work and those who support them in their search.