Finding Your Calling at Work with Amy Wrzesniewski

Today we have Dr. Amy Wrzesniewski on the podcast. Dr. Wrzesniewski is a professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management. Her research focuses on how people make meaning of their work in difficult contexts, such as stigmatized occupations, virtual work, or absence of work, and the experience of work as a job, career, or calling. Her current research involves studying how employees shape their interactions and relationships with others in the workplace to change both their work identity and the meaning of the job.

Topics incude:

The definition of meaning
The four main sources of meaning
Spirituality as a potential source of meaning at work
The way work allows us to transcend the self
The definition of calling
How to find your most meaningful calling
The importance of “self-resonance”
The difference between consequences and motives
What is job crafting and how can it help you increase your calling?
Is job crafting contagious?
The benefit of collective, team-level job crafting
The impact of virtual work on job crafting
How does meaning shape job transitions?
The effects of occupational regret on people’s lives

About the guest

Amy Wrzesniewski

Podcast Guest

Amy Wrzesniewski is an American organizational psychologist and a professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, previously at the Yale School of Management. She is known for her research on the meaning of work, callings, and job crafting.

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Finding Your Calling at Work with Amy Wrzesniewski

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