Working on Purpose

Working on Purpose

Hosted by: Alise Cortez, PhD

Do you want to help create a world where people are passionate about their work, inspirational leadership helps team members realize their greatness, and capitalism thrives while serving the highest causes? Me too....

All Episodes

Episodes

Unleashing the Desire to Learn

When John Baker was considering what to do for work, he asked himself, what’s the most important problem in the world I can help solve. The answer was how people learn, which led to founding D2L 20 years ago. Today,...
View Episode

Employee Recognition to Drive Fulfillment and Engagement

The power of a sincere “thank you”: Priceless. Everyone wants to know they matter and the work they do makes a difference. What if all your leaders could show they care for their team members? And what if you had a...
View Episode

Practicing Creativity for Collective Purpose

We can learn surprising things about ourselves when we practice creativity. We learn about our own biases, limitations, and fantasies, among many other useful aspects. Organizations can also solve business problems...
View Episode

Are You a Leader Worth Following?

Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just getting started in the role, there’s a good bet there are aspects of your leadership that can be strengthened when you do the hard work on yourself. After all, an unexamined...
View Episode

Josh Spodek: Bringing Your Passions to Life

Where have all the entrepreneurs gone? We seem to be producing less of them each year. Josh Spodek says this is due in part our educational system that teaches compliance at the expense of pursuing interests and...
View Episode

Archetypes: For Unleashing Individuals, Companies and Cultures

Archetypes provide individuals and companies a powerful way to access their own story, symbols, patterns and passions. When we know who we are at our core and have language to articulate it, our own essence thrives in...
View Episode

The Pull to Matter: Dasra’s Ripple Across India

A couple of years into his first job at Morgan Stanley in New York, Deval Sanghavi realized he wanted to be in India, to focus on the lives of the many millions that live without dignity and equity. So the Texas-born...
View Episode

Activating Purpose Through the Life Stages

Part one of a meaningful life is to become acquainted with one’s purpose; Part two is to put it into action through its helpful expression and service to others. Pursuing purpose is our ultimate life nourishment and...
View Episode

COVID-19: Cascading Change in Life and Work

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be the great shake-up force in companies across the world. Pivoting as a company operating in these times and supporting employees in a virtual environment has elicited many...
View Episode

Serviam Investors: Powering Conscious and Purpose-Driven Business

A conscious purpose-driven business deserves an investor that is here to liberate it to fulfill its purpose. Traditional financial services, capital markets, and investors are not aligned and thus, able, to support...
View Episode

Teaching Business Owners to Play to be Different, Not to Win

Howard Shore is on a mission to impact 500,000 people. And he wants to do so by helping business owners create businesses that are not “about me,” but rather out to change the world. He revels in helping companies and...
View Episode

The Renaissance Woman Helping People Work from Purpose

What would it take for you to step out of your comfort and into the challenge of transforming to your best and highest self? The journey is well worth the work, and along the way you just might discover your purpose....
View Episode
Close

50% Complete

Two Step

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.