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Hosted by Eudaimonic by Design · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 74 episodes
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Welcome to the Meaningful Work Matters podcast from Eudaimonic by Design. On this podcast, our host Andrew Soren dives into the world of meaningful work, exploring its complexities and examining its impact on people and the organizations they’re a part of. Each episode features insightful conversations with cutting edge experts on the latest research and practice around meaningful work. Whether you're passionate about creating impact, or you're a leader looking to cultivate a positive work culture, this podcast will give you ideas, frameworks and tools to unlock potential and design work so that its fulfilling, impactful and supports our wellbeing. Subscribe or follow us now, and let's make meaningful work MATTER.
Eudaimonic by Design hosts Meaningful Work Matters, a business show with 74 episodes published.
In this episode, Andrew Soren is joined by developmental psychologist Kaylin Ratner to talk about eudaimonic utility, a concept that flips a familiar question on its head. Instead of asking whether an activity feels pers
In this episode, Andrew Soren is joined by organizational psychologist Ryan Fehr to explore how gratitude and social sustainability shape the quality of our relationships at work, and why those relationships are central
In this episode, Andrew Soren is joined by executive coach and humour ambassador Bea Bincze for a conversation about why humor, playfulness, and what she calls “fun framing” deserve a bigger place in how we think about m
In this episode of Meaningful Work Matters, host Andrew Soren is joined by Stanford design leader and life design pioneer Bill Burnett for a conversation about what it means to build a meaningful life, and why that quest
In this episode, Andrew is joined by psychology and philosophy researcher Joffrey Fuhrer to explore the critical role of self-transcendence and positive impact in experiencing meaningful work. Drawing on his empirical re
A Note Before You Listen We are sharing this episode in memory of Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky, who passed away on May 7, 2026. Isaac was a giant in the field of positive psychology — a scholar, a humanist, and a tireless adv
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Dr. Rodney Schmaltz, a psychology professor at MacEwan University, to explore what the evidence actually says about productivity, meaningful work, and how we structure our days, and w
In this episode, Andrew moderates a live panel hosted by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), a professional association representing over 1,800 IP lawyers, patent agents, and trademark agents across Can
This is part two of our conversation with Dr. Joel Vos. If you haven't listened to part one yet, we recommend starting there first. In this episode, Andrew and Joel pick up where they left off, moving from the taxonomy o
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Joel Vos, researcher, philosopher, and psychotherapist, to explore where our ideas about meaningful work actually come from, and how the broader economic and historical context shapes
In this episode of Meaningful Work Matters, host Andrew Soren finds himself in the hot seat. Dr. Llewellyn E. van Zyl, positive psychology pracademic and a returning guest of the show, steps in as interviewer to explore
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Kathy Miller, a former senior operations executive whose career spans large-scale manufacturing, unionized environments, and global operations leadership. Kathy brings a rare perspect
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Steve Taylor, professor of leadership and creativity at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Business School, to explore how art, aesthetics, and sensory experience shape meaning
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Sue der Kinderen, organizational health psychologist and researcher. Rather than focusing only on how people feel at work, Sue invites us to pay closer attention to what people actual
Work does not happen in a vacuum. It happens in spaces that shape how we feel, think, connect, and grow. In this episode, Andrew sits down with Jenna Mikus to explore what it means to design for human flourishing. Jenna
In this episode, Andrew speaks with Bree Groff about why our days at work deserve protection on their own terms and how leaders can build healthier, more human team environments. Together, they explore why burnout often
Healthcare workers enter their roles with deep values and a desire to help others, yet many find themselves in systems that constrain their ability to act on those values. In this episode, Laura Holford and Anu Gorukanti
In this episode, philosopher Kevin Aho joins Andrew Soren to explore how modern life has turned meaning into measurement. Together, they examine how neoliberal values have reshaped higher education, the wellness industry
What can Aristotle teach us about meaningful work today? In this episode, Andrew Soren sits down with Marcel Meyer, professor at the School of Economics and Business at the University of Navarra, to explore how virtue et
What makes people feel they truly matter at work? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Beverly Kaye, a trailblazer in career development, employee engagement, and retention. For more than 50 years, Bev has shown that the sm
Andrew Soren
1 appearance on this show
Kathy Miller
author of MORE Is Better: Leading Operations with Meaning, Optimism, and Relationships for Excellence
1 appearance on this show
Steve Taylor
Head of Curriculum for Sociology at AQA · Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Business School
1 appearance on this show
Bree Groff
workplace culture expert and author of Today Was Fun · SYPartners
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Beverly Kaye
Love ’Em or Lose ’Em, Sixth Edition: Getting Good People to Stay
1 appearance on this show
Lesley-Ann Noel
Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Design Studies · North Carolina State University
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Fehr
University of Washington’s Foster School of Business
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Rodney Schmaltz
MacEwan University
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Aho
Florida Gulf Coast University
1 appearance on this show
Marcel Meyer
University of Navarra
1 appearance on this show
Morten Albæk
Voluntās
1 appearance on this show
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