The Indirect Effect of Holistic Career Values on Work Engagement: A Longitudinal Study Spanning Two Decades.

Background: In contrast to earlier assumptions that the "ideal worker" should embrace traditional notions of career success, there is growing recognition that possessing holistic career values may be beneficial in the work domain as well. However, there is little empirical evidence to support this argument. We hypothesised that individuals who at the time of their university graduation possessed holistic career values would display stronger personal life satisfaction 20 years later, which in turn would enhance their work engagement (i.

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve the Success of Women Assistant Professors.

Background: Given the persistent disparity in the advancement of women compared with men faculty in academic medicine, it is critical to develop effective interventions to enhance women's careers. We carried out a cluster-randomized, multifaceted intervention to improve the success of women assistant professors at a research-intensive medical school.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-seven departments/divisions were randomly assigned to intervention or control groups.

Be a better leader, have a richer life.

Work fills most executives' lives to the brim, leaving insufficient time for their families, their communities, and themselves. But Wharton professor Friedman suggests that, rather than view the problem as a set of trade-offs, executives use their leadership talents to benefit all four domains at once. The idea is to design experiments--small, short-term adjustments to their daily routines--that incorporate and mutually benefit the various aspects of their lives.