Skip to content
Podcast: Let Your Purpose Guide Your Career
Careers Social Impact May 10, 2019

Podcast: Let Your Purpose Guide Your Career

How to “align your role with your soul.”

Yevgenia Nayberg

Based on insights from

Nicholas Pearce

Listening: Let Your Purpose Guide Your Career
download
0:00 Skip back button Play Skip forward button 9:36

At some point in our careers, we all question if we’re truly on the right path. But how can we know for sure? And if we are indeed heading down the wrong road, what can we do about it?

These were the questions that motivated Nicholas Pearce, a clinical professor of management and organizations at Kellogg, to write his new book, The Purpose Path: A Guide to Pursuing Your Authentic Life’s Work.

On this episode of the Kellogg Insight podcast, Pearce shares what his firsthand experiences as a teacher, pastor, and consultant have taught him about finding, and pursuing, one’s purpose. “Sometimes we do need to summon the courage to take the leap,” he says.

Note: The Kellogg Insight podcast is produced for the ear, and not meant to be read as a transcript. We encourage you to listen to the audio version above. However, a transcript of this episode is available here.

Featured Faculty

Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations

Most Popular This Week
  1. Is This a Job for a Human or AI?
    Five questions to ask before delegating an office project to your new computer coworker.
  2. Tiger Team, Assemble!
    These nimble groups of specialists can be transformative for your organization—and give rising stars a chance to shine.
  3. 5 Telltale Signs That a Photo Is AI-generated
    For one, scour for details that defy the laws of physics.
  4. Why Is the U.S. Stock Market Outpacing Europe’s?
    A $3 trillion gap in 2008 grew to a $34 trillion gap in 2023. Economists found a secret ingredient.
  5. Executive Presence Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All. Here’s How to Develop Yours.
    A professor and executive coach unpacks this seemingly elusive trait.
  6. What Hostage Diplomacy Can Teach Us About Everyday Negotiation
    Start by looking beyond the person at the other end of the table.
  7. When the Leader Becomes the Brand
    Research explores how some entrepreneurs and inventors—like Thomas Edison and Arianna Huffington—become “person brands,” shaping entire industries.
  8. What AI “Synth Personas” Can and Can’t Reveal About Real Customers
    AI-generated composites are useful tools for marketers, but the nuances of actual humans are difficult to replicate.
More in Careers
2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
© Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
University. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy.