The Risks and Rewards of Meaningful Work

This free online professional development webinar hosted by Sensible Media is open to Leeds alumni, students and staff members.

Alumni and Students: Register here for the webinar: The Risks and Rewards of Meaningful Work

Staff: Register here for the webinar: The Risks and Rewards of Meaningful Work

A key component of job satisfaction is the sense that our work is meaningful. Sometimes, the search for meaning becomes insistent, even triggering a career crisis. However, prioritising meaning in our career can be high-risk: increasing the odds of burnout and locking us into a rigid career path.

Dr Kira Schabram from the University of Washington will investigate what happens to people who devote themselves to a professional “calling”; which approaches work (and which lead to burnout); and what tends to be the most sustainable long-term approach to finding purpose.

Secure your free spot for this webinar by registering on Eventbrite. This will give you access to the live session with Dr Kira Schabram, where you'll learn how to reengineer your job to create more meaning for yourself and your colleagues.

Please note: Before the webinar, Sensible Media will send out a pre-survey to all participants including a meaningful work self assessment exercise.

About the speaker

Dr Kira Schabram is Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. She is also head of research at the Sabbatical project and is a Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Her research has been published in top academic journals (Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Applied Psychology) and is frequently featured in outlets such as the BBC, CNN, Forbes, The Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.