Make Work Matter - by O'Donnell Michaela Phd (Paperback)

About the Book

A career and leadership expert offers a practical, research-based guide for finding your calling, navigating the unknown, and chart your way to meaningful, satisfying work in today's changing career landscape.

Book Synopsis

In the past decades, work has changed dramatically. Yet we are still sent into the new world of work with old, outdated tools, expectations, and strategies. This leaves us ill-equipped in our pursuit of meaningful work that will impact our communities and change the world. The result? Unmet expectations and unfulfilled longings. Not to mention curiosity about how to do the work we sense God calling us to.

Make Work Matter provides a blueprint for a better future. Filled with stories and insights from faithful entrepreneurs and built on solid research, this book will help you

- discover what God is calling you to do in a changing world
- define where you are in this season of work
- embrace what the Bible says (and doesn't say) about calling
- develop a mindset and habits suited for the new world of work
- reflect on and work out ways that sustain you on the journey

It's time to close the gap between what you're doing now and the meaningful work you desire to accomplish. This book will help you chart your own way forward.

From the Back Cover

A path toward more meaningful work that makes an impact

In recent decades, work has changed dramatically. Yet we are still sent into the new world of work with old, outdated tools, expectations, and strategies. This leaves us ill-equipped in our pursuit of meaningful work that will impact our communities and change the world. The result? Unmet expectations and unfulfilled longings.

Make Work Matter provides a blueprint for a better future. Filled with stories and insights from faithful entrepreneurs and built on solid research, this book will help you

- discover what God is calling you to do in a changing world
- define where you are in this season of work
- embrace what the Bible says (and doesn't say) about calling
- develop a mindset and habits suited for the new world of work
- reflect on and work out ways that sustain you on the journey

It's time to close the gap between what you're doing now and the life-giving work you desire. This book will help you chart your own way forward.


"The pursuit of good work takes work--and this book is a powerful tool to focus your labors and ease the challenge of that worthy pursuit. I recommend it heartily."--Dave Evans, cofounder, Stanford Life Design Lab; coauthor, Designing Your Life and Designing Your Work Life; and venture partner, Praxis Labs

"Most of us spend more waking hours on work than anything else. Make Work Matter gives you the road map you need to maximize those hours for your own growth, calling, fulfillment, and formation."--Kara Powell, PhD, chief of leadership formation and executive director, Fuller Youth Institute; coauthor, 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager

About the Author

Michaela O'Donnell, PhD, is executive director of Fuller Seminary's De Pree Center for Leadership. She is an entrepreneur, a teacher, and a sought-after speaker and consultant who regularly presents on the topics of vocation, career, and leadership to religious, secular, academic, and lay audiences.