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Connecting the Shared Passions of Team Members

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Connecting the Shared Passions of Team Members

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Dec 27, 2022
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Passion is a force multiplier for achievement. 

Impassioned team members do what it takes to get the job done. Results soar when passion finds its way into a team’s everyday tasks. The effect of passion is further magnified when like-minded colleagues converge around a common purpose or vision. 

Unfortunately, team member passion is rare in some organizations.

Too many team members are emotionally disengaged and dread the daily tasks they face in the workplace. Unfulfilled team members drag down team performance when they go through the motions of doing their work and become a drain on team resources and energy. Leaders who accept the casualty of a few disengaged team members will soon find the number growing. 

Leaders who want to ignite the flame of passion within their team have several tools at their disposal. In the contemporary workplace, the need for a higher calling, purpose, or meaning becomes ever more important to team members. Leaders who work hard to describe and showcase the bigger “Why” behind the work benefit from more engaged and passionate colleagues. 

Telling others why their work really matters is not enough. The best leaders create opportunities for team members to see the influence they have on those they serve. 

Equally powerful is the idea of connecting colleagues throughout the organization who share similar passions, both professional and personal. 

Leaders who create a small community of passion by bringing together like-minded colleagues can ignite an ongoing conversation full of energy and enthusiasm. Those who share similar passions feed off of each other, creating the animation needed for full engagement in whatever they do. This passion is contagious and soon affects others. 

The best leaders are always looking for ways to connect people who share similar interests and passions. From analytics to graphic design, from singing to marathon running, leaders who learn of team member passions and link them to others with similar affections galvanize more passion throughout the organization. Team members bound by excitement get everyone more engaged. 

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Jason Finney
Dec 27, 2022

This needs to be the focus in 2023. Bring the intensity and passion baby!

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Martin Prior
Writes Never Stop Learning
Dec 27, 2022

I recently read an article about making work feel more like play.

This feels like another similar angle to this and feels just as vital to keeping people engaged at work.

I like the idea of making work feel like play. It may not always be possible but if say half your time at work feels like play that would revolutionise engagement across your team.

One of the things that has helped me is realising I don’t need to do this. I could pop off and get another job and it would all be fine. Sometimes, it helps to apply for another job every now and then just show yourself that you can do it.

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