Tracy Brower, PhD. discusses connection, community, and what actually makes work and life feel meaningful.

About this episode

Dr. Tracy Brower discusses the importance of connection and community in making work and life feel meaningful.

Your career doesn’t grow in isolation, and neither does your confidence. When we feel overlooked, stuck, or burned out, we often blame skills, strategy, or a lack of a personal brand. But what if the real lever is connection and community and the quality of the relationships around us? On episode #158 of the 2B Bolder podcast, I sat down with Dr. Tracy Brower, a sociologist, author, and the VP for Workplace Insights at Steelcase, and got practical about what makes work and life feel meaningf...

People in this episode

Host: Mary Killelea

Guest: Tracy Brower

Topics covered

• career growth
• connection
• community
• meaningful work
• relationships
• confidence

Keywords

• career
• confidence
• community
• relationships
• meaningful work
• sociologist
• workplace insights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Steelcase

Books & works: 2B Bolder podcast

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