The idea that you can make someone feel valued simply by telling managers to deliver mattering is patronizing and wrong\u002Dheaded. Read on.
If you are wondering why “mattering” is being used as a noun, I regret to inform you that the verb “to matter” seems to have been officially — to add another ugly word to the mix — “nouned.” That, of course, gives it new status as a management-speak buzzword.Alexi Robichaux, chief executive, BetterUp
But it’s not just mattering that we need to consider; there’s also — take a deep breath — “anti-mattering.” According to a report in thelast year, this is nothing to do with physics. Instead, it is a “complementary yet distinct construct involving feelings of not mattering that may arise from being marginalized and experiences that heighten a sense of being insignificant to others.”Article content
I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure I need a five-item inventory or an “anti-mattering score” to determine whether or not I feel I matter. But this entire concept is not, you might have already gleaned, just about making us feel happy and worthy.
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