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Purpose, Meaning, and Passion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Purpose, Meaning, and Passion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Morten T. Hansen, Teresa M. Amabile, Scott A. Snook, Nick Craig
April 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
192 pages
1h 48m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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From Purpose to Impact

By Nick Craig and Scott A. Snook

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

—Mark Twain

Over the past five years, there’s been an explosion of interest in purpose-driven leadership. Academics argue persuasively that an executive’s most important role is to be a steward of the organization’s purpose. Business experts make the case that purpose is a key to exceptional performance, while psychologists describe it as the pathway to greater well-being.

Doctors have even found that people with purpose in their lives are less prone to disease. Purpose is increasingly being touted as the key to navigating the complex, volatile, ambiguous world we face today, where strategy ...

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ISBN: 9781633696280