
Make Work Matter Conversation Guide
Make Work Matter: Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World was written by Michaela O’Donnell, executive director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership. This Conversation Guide is designed for those facilitating conversations on the book. The suggested discussion prompts and questions will work best for those who have read the assigned chapter and completed the exercise at the end of the chapter. However, you can frame some of the prompts and questions by giving a quick recap of the chapter and highlighting key ideas.
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This downloadable PDF gives you prompts and questions to help you facilitate conversations based on this book.
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