{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64fb41740c337a0011f22a43/66d5bb4e292b571b40f6a519?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Series 2, Episode 49: The reality of pursuing a calling, with Professor Kirsten Robertson, Fraser Valley University","description":"<p>These days everyone seems to be searching for their passion, safe in the knowledge that ‘Find something you love to do, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life’.&nbsp;Yet how realistic is this?&nbsp;And how realistic is it for people to strive to find their ultimate life calling – if there even is such a thing?</p><p><br></p><p>To explore the question of callings in greater depth I am delighted to be joined by Professor Kirsten Robertson of Fraser Valley University in Canada.</p><p><br></p><p><em>About our guest…</em></p><p>Dr. Kirsten Robertson is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources in the School of Business at Fraser Valley University.</p><p>Kirsten’s research explores the lived experiences of individuals at work, with a particular focus on work meaningfulness, the interface between work and non-work, and workplace relationships with both people and animals.&nbsp;She has published her research in leading management journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, and Journal of Organizational Behavior.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The paper discussed in the interview - <strong>Living life ‘to the core’: Enacting a calling through configurations of multiple jobs </strong>– is open access and is available here:<strong> </strong><a href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00187267241251956\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00187267241251956</a></li><li>Kirsten’s Google Scholar page can be accessed here: <a href=\"https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Piek-GcAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Piek-GcAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao</a></li><li>Kirsten’s profile page at the University of Fraser Valley is available here: <a href=\"https://www.ufv.ca/business/faculty-and-staff/robertson-kirsten.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ufv.ca/business/faculty-and-staff/robertson-kirsten.htm</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Brain for Business"}