Organizational Sherlocks, a Business Psychology podcast S2, Ep.30: The Academia Track - Matt Poepsel's Experience as an of I/O Psychology Practitioner in Organizations & Universities
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Jul 29, 2025 Matt Poepsel, an I/O psychology practitioner and part-time faculty at Boston College, shares his insights on leadership and workplace meaning. He introduces his 'Killer Bees' framework—being, belonging, and something bigger—which enhances engagement. Discussing the divide between management and leadership, he emphasizes the need for self-awareness. Poepsel advocates for integrating interdisciplinary learning in I/O psychology, urging students to embrace the unknown for personal growth and career fulfillment.
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Work Needs Meaning Beyond Tasks
- Work now requires meaning beyond transactions; employees seek authenticity, belonging, and impact.
- Matt calls these needs the "killer bees" and links them to engagement and retention.
Teach Leadership From Self To Transcendence
- Teach leaders self-awareness and end with self-acceptance and self-transcendence.
- Help leaders connect personal purpose to organizational meaning and then apply it at work.
Midlife Crisis Sparked A Career Pivot
- Matt described a pandemic midlife crisis that triggered meditation and Eastern philosophy study.
- That journey shifted him from warrior to scholar to sage and led to teaching at Boston College.
