
Mount Saint Mary’s Univ BUS 193
How to Lead a Life Worth Living
Michelle French-Holloway serves as Professor and Doheny Program Director in the Department of Business Administration at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles.
How can your values guide both your career and your life? This course helps students build a personal compass for leadership, work, and a life led well.
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Course Description
This course invites students to create a compass of values and principles to guide their personal and professional journeys. Tapping into the wisdom of various philosophies and belief systems, we will examine the three aspects of a flourishing human life with a focus on a “life led well.” We will explore the role of work in both leading others well and in furthering a quest for a worthwhile life.
Required Texts
• French-Holloway, M. (2020). A New Meaning-Mission Fit: Aligning life and work in business. Cham: Springer. ISBN-13: 978-3030411633 or ISBN-10: 303041163X (NOTE: This text is available through the MSMU library.)
• Other required reading this semester will be provided in Canvas.
Recommended reading includes:
• Volf, M., McAnnally-Linz, R., & Croasmun, M. (2023). Life Worth Living: a guide to what matters most. New York: The Open Field/Penguin Life. ISBN-13: 9780593489307 or ISBN-10: 0593489306













