TEDx Talk: What makes a career successful? Lessons from research on career success and career sustainability

Press/Media: Research

Description

Lessons from research on career success and career sustainability. What does career success mean in today’s world of work? If you think it’s all about making money and obtaining promotions, you’re certainly not the only one. But, according to career researcher Jos Akkermans, you’re only half right. In this talk, based on decades of research on career success, he discusses the importance of focusing on both objective and subjective elements of career success. He also shares three key lessons about how you can become successful. Finally, he talks about shifting our perspectives from successful to sustainable careers that offer happiness, health, and productivity as we go through life.

Period11 May 2023

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleTEDx Talk: What makes a career successful?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTEDx
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date11/05/23
    DescriptionLessons from research on career success and career sustainability. What does career success mean in today’s world of work? If you think it’s all about making money and obtaining promotions, you’re certainly not the only one. But, according to career researcher Jos Akkermans, you’re only half right. In this talk, based on decades of research on career success, he discusses the importance of focusing on both objective and subjective elements of career success. He also shares three key lessons about how you can become successful. Finally, he talks about shifting our perspectives from successful to sustainable careers that offer happiness, health, and productivity as we go through life
    URLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DICR_TgRLfE
    PersonsJos Akkermans

Conference

TitleTEDxVUAmsterdam 2023
LocationVrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Period11 May 2023 → 11 May 2023
Linkhttps://www.tedxvuamsterdam.com/about-1