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The Emerging Career Model

need for material gain and for intangibles (humility,
selflessness, and fulfillment). The result is what people

need most today: the ability to make a living while
making a meaningful difference.
“The American Dream,” which is commonly

defined today as the pursuit of financial wealth and is
characterized by excessive materialism, must give way
to a higher calling. Organizations with a people-cen-
tered culture encourage individuals to live their lives
aligned with godly values, which, in turn, make

impossible dreams possible.
Of the two models illustrated in this chapter, which
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affords the better opportunity to make impossible =

dreams possible? Great things, even impossible things,
occur when humans are connected to a higher pur-
pose, one that is best represented in the new, emerg-
ing career model. Some of America’s and the world’s
greatest accomplishments never would have transpired

if people had not been connected to a higher purpose.
Engaged business leaders who are part of a culture-
driven, people-centered enterprise understand the

importance of talent and the bearing it has on the bot-
tom line. As a result, addressing turnover is a high pri-
ority. For example, turnover is a constant battle in the
supermarket business.