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16 Feb, 17
16 Feb, 17

What kind of passion at work should the employers look for?

The passion towards work in the employees should not be identified based on individual expertise alone. Their consistency and involvement in the organisation also matters.

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By Anaggh Desai

[su_quote]The biggest concern for any organisation should be when their most passionate people become quiet.[/su_quote]

According to google—Tim McClure, a professional speaker; and a brand and leadership consultant said, “The biggest concern for any organization should be when their most passionate people become quiet.” During my career I have heard this or similar quotes many a times. During the beginning of my career it used to sound very impressive and my passion would run deep. Over the years, across organisations, I observed mostly that passionate people had a tendency to leave. The reasons are many—their passion ran out, they decided to find a new passion, nobody was as passionate as they claimed to be at the beginning.

Surprisingly all this is/was always used by HR, Trainers, Coaches—but very infrequently by the business heads, who preferred, “He/she is good, one of my best people. And I know I cannot hold on to most of them.”

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The truly passionate workers are those who temper with pragmatism and become leaders | Photo Courtesy: Media India Group

[su_pullquote align=”right”]What are they passionate about? Culture; Ethics; Principles; Behaviour; Work; or Organisations.[/su_pullquote]

Let’s explore the innate meaning of the word passion and delve a little deeper into what or who a passionate person is. What are they passionate about? Culture; Ethics; Principles; Behaviour; Work; or Organisations. I have realised passionate people have their own fences and limitations about what they believe in. That thought boxes them in, because it keeps them from being a generalist, keeps them from becoming a people’s person, taking a bird’s eye view of work, organisations, category and industry.

[su_pullquote]The truly passionate are those who temper it with pragmatism and become leaders.[/su_pullquote]

The truly passionate are those who temper it with pragmatism and become leaders. They are the ones who carry people along, enthuse them, push them, create the passion for work and the organisation within them. In this ‘VUCA’ world, ‘passionate’ people are difficult to find and even more difficult to retain. And there are too many external sources at play.

Does this mean that passionate employees do not exist? They do; but to me it is important that the crop of mediocre loyalists who hold 60-70 percent and are consistent and just a tad passionate but contribute more, are critical. Getting them just a little more involved and lending a catalyst to their passion would work wonders for the organisation.

Whenever somebody claims to be extremely “passionate” about work, ask if they would still have the same passion if there is no increment for a couple of years; that should give you a thorough understanding of the actual passion in their passionate DNA.


Anaggh Desai is a business veteran with over 25 years of experience across industries like Cox & Kings, ICICI Venture Portfolio companies, Damas India and Gitanjali Gems Limited.
This article was originally published on Anaggh’s blog.
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