About Episode 109:

Reports continue of individuals leaving the field of online higher education as part of the Great Resignation (or Reshuffling). In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss how to make our online learning teams positive environments where people find purpose and pursue vision as we carry out this meaningful work.

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Coffee Links

• Brazil Coqueiro Single-Origin Coffee
• Coffee Harvesting in Brazil

Content Links

• In the Chronicle of Higher Education: “Right Now, Your Best Employees Are Eyeing the Exits”
• In USA Today: “Great Resignation sets off ‘vicious cycle’: As more people quit, exhausted colleagues also head for the exit”
• In Business Insider: Article on the “Hidden Resignation” of Disengaged Employees
• In Business Insider: “Workers in Hollywood aren’t joining the ‘Great Resignation’ even though COVID hit entertainment hard. Here’s why.”
• In Wired: “‘The Great Resignation’ Misses the Point”
• On Fresh Air: “Working 9 to 5? ‘Out of Office’ author says maybe it’s time to rethink that”
• In Inside Higher Ed: “Work Around Lives vs. Lives Around Work”
• Book: “Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work (A StoryCorps Book)”
• On Hidden Brain: “Cultivating Your Purpose”
• TED Talk from Adam Grant: “How to Stop Languishing and Start Finding Flow”
• TOPcast Episode #12: “‘Carism’ in Leading Online Learning Teams” with Dr. Luke Dowden

Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

• “StoryCorps”
• “Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe”

Extra Special Feature

• Video Version of this Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)