The whole “find your purpose” thing gets talked about like it’s some magical discovery you stumble upon one day, fully formed. But for most people, purpose isn’t something that shows up. Really, it’s ...

Stafford Beer coined the phrase “The purpose of a system is what it does” (POSIWID) to explain that the observed purpose of a system is often at odds with the intentions of those who design ...

Purpose Is Not Complicated. What if we defined purpose as “a reason to get up in the morning”? Actually, the Japanese word for purpose, ikigai, translates best to exactly that phrase.

When boards treat purpose as a branding exercise rather than a governance imperative, they reduce it to performance theatre.

Purpose is a part of meaning; meaning is a much broader concept that usually also includes value, efficacy, and self-worth.) In a 2010 paper, for example, Leslie Francis studied a group of nearly ...

Less than two weeks after terms of a multibillion-dollar college sports settlement went into effect, friction erupted over ...

Purpose is not necessarily a tangible concept. mayu85/Shutterstock. People who report having a sense of purpose have greater satisfaction at work, financial success, and overall life satisfaction.

This purpose might stem from growing up in a family where there was little to no communication or feeling like you were never heard. Helping others be open, find their voice, ...

For example, studies have found that for every one-point increase on a six-point scale measuring purpose in life, adults with heart disease have a 27 percent decreased risk of having a heart attack ...

Three weeks before “A Dog’s Purpose” hit theaters, industry estimates suggested the film was set to gross more than $25 million in its opening weekend. That would have been a strong debut ...