Finding Purpose in Higher Education with Jeff Strietzel - a podcast by Dan Cumberland: Career & Meaning Consultant, Speaker, Blogger
from 2021-08-24T16:30
Jeff Strietzel always wanted to help others — a value he learned from how his parents raised him. That desire guided him to pursue ministry, which then lead him to higher education. Now a professor of leadership, Jeff's found a space that he enjoys and a future that feels wide open.
I really enjoyed my time with Jeff. He's thought long and deep about things like vocation, work, and identity. He's the kind of conversation partner with whom I could easily geek out with about work theory and loose track of time.
We dig into his career journey, how to find a mentor, definitions of leadership, and how identity and work are related but need to be kept separate.
In this episode you'll learn:
- What Jeff does
- His career growth possibilities in higher education
- Why having only one job limits yourself
- Why potential is humanities greatest wasted resource
- Where did Jeff's passion for his career came from
- How to find a mentor
- Definition of a mentor
- How to approach someone to be a mentor
- What does leadership means
- What are the characteristic of a strong / good leader
- How to improve your leadership skill
- Difference between work identity and your full identity
- Why is it we don't seek purpose, vocation or meaning until we are forced into it
Show notes at: https://themeaningmovement.com/jeff
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