Event Details

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENT

Date and Time:

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Agenda:

5:00 pm - Check-in opens + light refreshments

5:30 pm - Presentation by author + interview with moderated Q&A

6:30 pm - Meet-and-greet with author + book signing

Book Synopsis

Have you ever found yourself considering what your life would be like in the absence of work? Would you feel a sense of loss past the finances? More people than ever before believe that a job is just a way of earning money – nothing more. While the popularity of this transactional mindset is understandable, I Want M.O.R.E. argues that it depletes our vision of our professional lives.

Sociologist Scott Schieman has drawn upon decades of research to investigate what people think and feel about work. He has distilled the essence of that data to create M.O.R.E., which stands for Mooring, Opening, Relating, and Exceeding. Mooring navigates identity, structure, and purpose. Opening explores ability, agency, and creativity. Relating explains connection, support, and respect. And Exceeding focuses on recognition, reputation, and status.

Helping readers harness their sense of self and better their quality of life, the M.O.R.E. framework catalogues each element, along with metrics to assess your current job, what you value in a job, and what you aspire to achieve. The book also features a M.O.R.E. assessment, guidance on maximizing its dimensions, and tips for navigating difficult work situations.

A crucial guide for anyone who wants to get more out of their life and work, I Want M.O.R.E. energizes and empowers readers by encouraging a transformational new mindset about the purpose of work. How you see yourself is at the centre of who you are, and that is too important to leave to chance. And a little M.O.R.E. often produces big results.

About the Speaker

Scott Schieman is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, where he held a Canada Research Chair for over a decade. Since 2005, he has surveyed more than 55,000 workers across Canada, the United States, and South Korea — research supported by more than $5.5 million in grants. Time magazine recognized his idea — the "Stress of Higher Status" — as one of "ten ideas changing your life," and his insights are a regular presence in the New York Times, Globe and Mail, Bloomberg, Toronto Star, CBC, and beyond. His book, I Want M.O.R.E.: Why Your Job Still Matters, makes a bold, evidence-driven case for why work is one of the most powerful forces shaping who we are — and why we matter.

Event Logistics

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