Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee - Final Project Friday with Tamara Myles

Hi CAPPsters, Join us to welcome Tamara Myles to Final Project Friday! Tamara graduated from CAPP.58, and for her Final Project she wrote the outline and action plan for her second book. Now, five years later, her book Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee has just been published!  Join us to learn about her book writing journey and to dive deep into the topic of meaningful work.

About Tamara (CAPP.58)

Super Power

• Connecting is my super power. Whether it is seeing patterns and making meaningful links between disciplines or connecting with people.

Top VIA Character Strength

• Love

Where I’ll be on my PP journey in 5 years

• Launching my next book!

What inspired my final project

For my CAPP Final Project, I used the positive psychology knowledge I gained to create the outline and action plan for my second book—one that, at the time, I hoped to write and publish within the next 2–5 years. I graduated from CAPP in 2019, and now, just over five years later, that book is becoming a reality! Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee will be published in April 2025.

My final project was inspired by a virtuous cycle I was observing in my productivity consulting work: productivity creates space for meaningful work, and meaning, in turn, fuels greater productivity. Along the way, people become happier, and organizations thrive. I wanted to dive into the science behind this cycle and explore the pivotal role leaders play in fostering it. That project became the foundation for my book, and it’s exciting to see it come full circle.

Bio

Tamara Myles is a professor, researcher, author, and international speaker with over two decades of experience helping leaders improve business performance. She is the author of The Secret to Peak Productivity, and her second book, Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee, will be published in April 2025. Tamara’s insights have been featured in leading publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, USA Today, and Business Insider. She has worked with clients such as Microsoft, KPMG, MassMutual, and Google. Tamara has a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where is part of the instructional team. She is a professor in the Master of Science in Leadership program at Boston College, where she integrates cutting-edge research into practical applications for leadership and organizational success.

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Final Project Fridays are open to graduates of our Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology program.