Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 10/09/2025

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TITLE: Flourish: Evidence Based Strategies for Improving Your Work and Life About the talk Many of us have focused on getting a good job. But how many of us have focused on making a job good? So often at work, we bumble through our days in unintentional ways. What if we recognized the power we have to improve our work lives? What if we directed our attention and intention toward the creation of purposeful and satisfying work? University of Minnesota Professor Theresa Glomb will present the science and practice of small, practical micro -interventions or "work hacks" designed to create more fulfilling, productive, and satisfying work lives. The session is a unique and engaging blend of research highlights, personal stories, and practical disciplines, woven together with rich examples from employees, executives, and her own efforts at crafting a meaningful and wholehearted work life. Ultimately, Professor Glomb is trying to make work great (or at least a little better). Learn more about Theresa at: Theresaglomb.com About Professor Theresa Glomb University of Minnesota Professor Theresa Glomb helps others create positive experiences at work by fostering growth, happiness, and satisfaction. For the past 25 years, she and her colleagues, have conducted rigorous research showing how small changes designed to bring greater intentionality to one's work can have a big impact on work and wellbeing. Professor Glomb helps others create positive experiences at work by fostering growth, happiness, and satisfaction. In her talk, she will share with us simple, evidence based habits and practices to improve our working lives. Theresa is the Toro Company -David M. Lilly Chair in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She received her PhD in social, organizational, and individual differences psychology from the University of Illinois and her BA in psychology from DePaul University. She has published extensively in top management journals including the Academy of Management Journal and the Journal of App lied Psychology and been cited in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Huffangton Post. In her TEDx talk, "Let's Make Work Better" she shares simple, evidence based techniques to improve our working lives. When she's not reshaping how we think about the workplace, Theresa is navigating the art of sending her kids off to college, all while upholding their family motto: "Work Hard. Have Fun. Choose Kind. Be Present." Brief Talk Introduction (Suggest to read at event) Professor Theresa Glomb is the Toro Company -David M. Lilly Chair of Organizational Behavior at the Carlson School of Management and serves as Department Chair for the Work and Organizations Department. She earned her PhD in social, organizational, and individual differences psychology from the University of Illinois, and her BA in psychology from DePaul University.