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Meet Our Guest, Professor Kyle Brykman!
This week's guest is Kyle Brykman, Assistant Professor of Management at the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor. Kyle holds a PhD in Management from Queen's University's Smith School of Business, a Master of Science in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from Wilfrid Laurier University, and an HBA from the Ivey School of Business. His research focuses on employee voice, resilience, and conflict in teams. His mission is to help organizations, teams, leaders, and employees lead happier, healthier, and more productive lives. 

Seeking Happiness in Your Work and Finding Your “Why”
Determining the “why” in the work you’re doing or the work you want to do sets you up for success. Do you value the work? Are you passionate and interested even when it gets tough? Being proactive in seeking happiness and fulfilment in your work and workplace is a huge part of your advancement journey. Tune in to learn about:

• Kyle’s winding academic and professional journey and his research;
• The significance of choosing the right research question, graduate school supervisor, and committee; 
• The ways you can manage conflict that arises in personal, academic, and professional contexts and relationships;
• Authority vs. Leadership; and 
• The 5 Characteristics of Workplace Satisfaction:

1. The significance of your work - Is it personally meaningful and do you have a positive impact on others?
2. The variety of the work - Are you working on a variety of things, or one or two tasks? 
3. The autonomy in the work - Do you decide on what you do, when you do it, and how you do it?
4. The identity of the work - Do you get to see the full product or are you a small piece in the chain?
5. The feedback on the work - Do you have a good idea of how you're progressing and are you receiving feedback in a way that is constructive and meaningful? 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
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