{"product_id":"make-your-job-a-calling-how-the-psychology-of-vocation-can-change-your-life-at-work-paperback-softback-9781599474465","title":"Make Your Job a Calling; How the Psychology of Vocation Can Change Your Life at Work (Paperback \/ softback) 9781599474465","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMake Your Job a Calling\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow the Psychology of Vocation Can Change Your Life at Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBryan J. Dik (Author), Ryan D. Duffy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781599474465\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFull of practical insights and actionable research findings, \u003ci\u003eMake Your Job a Calling: How the Psychology of Vocation Can Change Your Life at Work \u003c\/i\u003eguides readers–in all kinds of jobs–through a thoughtful and research-based path to transform their relationship with work. Dik and Duffy have powerfully captured the dynamics of meaning in work in ways that underscore the importance of meaningful work in any job.” \u003cb\u003e-Amy Wrzesniewski, associate professor of Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDo you ever feel sick of your job? Do you ever envy those people who seem to positively love what they do? While those people head off to work with a sense of joy and purpose, for the rest of us trudging back to the office on Monday morning or to the factory for the graveyard shift or to the job site on a hundred-degree day can be an exercise in soul crushing desperation. “\u003ci\u003eIf only \u003c\/i\u003ewe could change jobs,” we tell ourselves, “\u003ci\u003ethat \u003c\/i\u003ewould make it better.” But we don’t have the right education . . . or we don’t have enough experience . . . or the economy isn’t right . . . or we can’t afford the risk right now. So we keep going back to the same old unsatisfying jobs.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe wonderful truth, though, is that almost any kind of occupation can offer any one of us a sense of calling. Regardless of where we are in our careers, we can all find joy and meaning in the work we do, from the construction zone flagger who keeps his crew safe to the corporate executive who believes that her company’s products will change the world. In \u003ci\u003eMake Your Job a Calling \u003c\/i\u003eauthors Bryan J. Dik and Ryan D. Duffy explore this powerful idea and help the reader navigate the many challenges-both internal and external-that may arise along the pathway to a sense of calling at work.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOver the course of four sections, the authors define the idea of calling, review cutting-edge research on the subject, provide practical guidelines for discerning a calling at all stages of work and life, and explore what calling will look like as workplace norms continue to evolve. They also take pains to present a realistic view of the subject by unpacking the perils and challenges of pursuing one’s higher purpose, especially in an uncertain economy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe lessons presented will resound with anyone in any line of work and will show how the power of calling can beneficially shape individuals, organizations, and society as a whole.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments \/ ix\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart 1: Calling in the Twenty-fi rst Century\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 1. Recovering Calling \/ 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 2. What Work Means, and the Difference It Makes \/ 23\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart 2: Dimensions of Calling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 3. Listening \/ 45\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 4. Making Meaning \/ 65\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 5. Serving Others \/ 87\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart 3: Discovering and Living a Calling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 6. Forging a Path \/ 109\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 7. Job Crafting \/ 131\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 8. Callings outside of Paid Work \/ 151\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart 4: Boundary Conditions and Challenges of a Calling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 9. Perils and Pitfalls \/ 173\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eChapter 10. A Role for Calling in the Changing World of Work \/ 197\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eQuestions and Answers \/ 221\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNotes \/ 253\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex \/ 269\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Templeton Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681686745368,"sku":"9781599474465","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/make-your-job-a-calling-how-the-psychology-of-vocation-can-change-your-life-at-work-paperback-softback-9781599474465","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}