Lubar Executive Education Podcast

Management: Is it a job or a calling?

May 02, 2023 Derrick Van Mell Season 7 Episode 6
Lubar Executive Education Podcast
Management: Is it a job or a calling?
Show Notes

In this episode we talk with  Derrick Van Mell about whether or not being a manager is “a calling” or a job.

During our time together we discuss:

  • Is leadership a calling?
  • How does someone know if they really should be a manager?
  • The impact of "Management as a Calling" outside the workplace.
  • How leaders can join the movement of building better managers.

If you are interested in learning more from Derrick, visit the Center for Management Terms and Practices, and pick up a copy of his latest book Atoms and Orchestras: The Case for Standards-Based Management