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• As an organizational studies professor at the Schulich School of Business in Toronto, Canada, I get the opportunity to help my students with various aspects of their career development. In the process, I’ve noticed two common threads. First, most of my students are not only eager to enter the world of work, but also to be excellent at what they do....
• In recent years, the idea of the purpose-driven organization has skyrocketed.
• The problem is, when purpose is framed as “the ultimate reason for our existence” it is easy to see how a particular career path might be viewed as a pivotal, once-in-a-lifetime decision.
• The evidence connects career satisfaction (or career happiness) to less lofty things like doing “what you like, prefer, enjoy” and “what you are good at.” Growth from exploration, curiosity, and lifelong learning has also been linked to career satisfaction.
• Research has shown that doing what you are good at and using your developing strengths at work is associated with greater meaningfulness.

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