Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lindsay Kohler is a behavioral scientist and future of work expert. A staggering 82% of employees believe it's important for their ...

Like many of us, earlier in my career, I found myself chasing the elusive ideal of work-life balance. It’s an older concept—one that promises we can seamlessly manage both professional ambitions and ...

Endowed support for the Bates Center for Purposeful Work empowers students to connect their academic experiences with meaningful career paths, fostering skills, resilience, and a sense of direction ...

Today’s workplace culture demands an unrelenting pace. We rush to tackle deadlines, measure progress by completed checklists, and march toward results. Yet, in the process, many of us lose sight of ...

Jodi Wellman, a positive psychology expert, was an executive leader for 17 years but realized that achieving the pinnacle of success wasn't bringing her any joy. "I was, like many people, ...

Workers with a strong sense of purpose in their roles are more likely to be engaged at work and less likely to feel burned out or search for a new job. Yet only 30% of hiring managers consider purpose ...

The global job market is facing disruption due to rapid technological shifts, geopolitical conflicts, and changing international alliances. These forces have made the employment landscape increasingly ...

In an interview several years ago, Nobel laureate Edmund Phelps shared with me his perspective on having a job. “Work is the experience of life,” he said. “To participate in the economy is essential ...

I spend a lot of time talking with college students and young professionals about the transition into work. The transition out of work to whatever comes after is no less important, and perhaps one of ...

After a ten-year career serving in the Army, Ethan Subra (MBA’25) came to Leeds last fall to pursue work in the clean energy transition, an area that would let him continue to focus on creating a ...