Scott Schieman

New Book

Publication Date: August 18, 2026. Pre-order: Amazon, Google, or Indigo.

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.

For decades, Scott Schieman has studied what people think and feel about work — and how they talk about it. He distills 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. Exceeding focuses on recognition, reputation, and status.

Helping readers harness their core self and better their quality of life, M.O.R.E. catalogues each element with metrics to assess your current job, what you value, and what you aspire to achieve. The book 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 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.

Media Highlights

Scott Schieman’s research and perspectives have been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CBC, Time Magazine, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg/BNN, BBC, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, US News and World Report, Huffington Post, ABC News, MSN, Boston Globe, Maclean’s, Global News, The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge, The Conversation, and others.

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