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For many of us, success and personal satisfaction are tied to feeling a sense of purpose and our ability to make meaningful contributions in our lives and work.

But these days, finding a sense of purpose and meaning can feel impossible. Some of us might even feel like we don’t have what it takes to contribute and make a difference. Today’s guest strongly believes otherwise. 

Scott Curran has spent his career helping others recognize that we are all capable of doing “better good” from wherever we stand right now. In our conversation, Scott shares his “better good” framework, how individuals and organizations can use it, and how small actions can have profound impacts. We also discuss Scott’s career journey, navigating pivots, and how doing Better Good supports sustainability.

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A lot of us are looking for ways to support our wellbeing in everyday life, but find it hard to make time for building consistent habits, especially with so many things pulling on our time and attention. 

But when it comes to sustaining our resilience and wellbeing, it turns out that you don’t need large chunks of time every day. 

In fact, my guest Eli Susman, PhD, has found in his research and his own experience that the little things really do add up. Eli coined the term micropractice to describe the tiny shifts that everyone can access to support our wellbeing in real life. 

In our conversation, Eli explains the science behind the effectiveness of micropractices and talks about his step-by-step guide for consistently integrating them into your life so that wellbeing becomes a way of being.

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What if hope isn’t just something we feel but something we can practice?

In this conversation, I talk with Jen Fisher, CEO of The Wellbeing Team, about why hope belongs in the workplace, and why it may be one of the most important leadership skills we need right now.

Jen challenges the idea that “hope is not a strategy.” Drawing on hope theory, she explains how realistic goals, multiple pathways, and a sense of agency can help us move forward, even when we don’t know exactly how things will turn out.

We also talk about the workplace norms we’ve simply accepted as “the way things are,” the human side of AI and organizational transformation, and why sustainable performance shouldn’t be confused with slacking or disengagement.

And Jen shares from her own experience of burnout and success and how this changed the way she thinks about work and the life we’re building alongside our careers.

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What if Sustainable Ambition is about designing work and careers in a way that allows us to keep doing what matters?

In this episode, I’m joined by my longtime friend and former colleague Todd Brock. I have always admired both his leadership and the way he has navigated his career with intention, curiosity, and a willingness to keep learning.

Our conversation gets into how leaders can create the conditions for people to do meaningful, ambitious work, sustainably.

Todd makes a compelling case that team sustainability is designed, never accidental. That means being clear about strategy and priorities, designing jobs and systems so the work can actually get done within a reasonable amount of time, and paying attention when people are consistently overwhelmed.

We also talk about the agency we have in shaping our careers, how ambition evolves over time, navigating complexity and change, and what it means to build something that can thrive beyond you.

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