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.

In this webinar, 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.

We will also explore the latest academic research on what drives our sense of meaning at work and how we can all make small changes to enhance it.

Please book your ticket here (use code "cran-disc" if discounted ticket does not show). 

We will explore:

  • The difference between meaningful tasks and meaningful professions
  • Five factors which determine whether day-to-day work feels meaningful
  • Why pursuing a “calling” can be a high-risk strategy
  • What happens when people go “all in” to pursue meaningful work
  • How to reengineer your job to create more meaning for yourself and your colleagues

Before the webinar we will send out a pre-survey to all participants including a meaningful work self assessment exercise.

This webinar is organised and delivered by SensibleMedia who offer online courses to teach alumni and students the skills they need to get the careers they want.

Programme & speakers

Kira Schabram

Professor Kira Schabram is 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, Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

Location & travel details

Online. 

Who should attend

All alumni welcome.  

Cost & concessions

Free to attend. Please book your ticket here (use code "cran-disc" if discounted ticket does not show).