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Purpose, Passion, and Engagement in the Workplace, with Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Ph.D.

From Wisdom Labs | October 22, 2019

Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Ph.D., the Science Director at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and a leading expert on the neuroscience and psychology of compassion, kindness, gratitude, and other “pro-social” skills, and Wisdom Labs’ Chief Science Officer, Parneet Pal discuss purpose, passion, engagement, and kindness in the workplace. Emiliana shares her insight and specific practices to help create connection to what really matters, for both the individual and the entire culture of a company.

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