The strike action which took place across the public sector last week has caused many tensions. One of these, which gets less recognition than most, is the tension felt by individual public sector workers as they grapple with the dilemma of a call to support industrial action, set against the strong public sector ethos felt by so many of them. How then is the 'public service ethos' faring in the current climate of shifting public expectations, austerity, cuts and public service reform? All of the wealth of research around employee engagement, organisational values and trust indicates that when an organisation can be clear about its sense of purpose in the world, its employees are much more strongly motivated to do well and to bring their 'whole self' to work. This creates more purpose and meaning in the workplace.
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