<p>We live in a world of complexity that can make your work harder, more frustrating, and less productive. For many, finding purpose and meaning at work can collapse under the weight of so much to do. Lisa Bodell. CEO of futurethink and author of WHY SIMPLE WINS: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters, believes in the power of simplification as a path to get more done and find greater meaning. In this CareerCast, Lisa shares her research, deep experience, and tips and tactics to give yourself more room to have the success you want.</p>

We live in a world of complexity that can make your work harder, more frustrating, and less productive. For many, finding purpose and meaning at work can collapse under the weight of so much to do. Lisa Bodell. CEO of futurethink and author of WHY SIMPLE WINS: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters, believes in the power of simplification as a path to get more done and find greater meaning. In this CareerCast, Lisa shares her research, deep experience, and tips and tactics to give yourself more room to have the success you want.

Why Simple Wins

Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want.

You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions.

We’ve created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month’s topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.

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Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want. You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions. We’ve created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month’s topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.

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