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May 2021
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#213 Finding your purpose at work

THE SQUIGGLY CAREER
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This week the Squiggly Careers podcast is back with another expert guest. Sarah talks to Dan Cable, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. Dan is the author of Alive at Work and Change to Strange and his work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, the Economist and the Financial Times. Together they talk about Purpose at work ... Show More
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