I can’t imagine working at something you’re not passionate about - because when you do what you love, success will follow. That’s why I think it’s so important to try to discern what people are passionate about during job interviews. Not that you can come right out and ask what it is they’re passionate about – most will either not know how to articulate it, or they’ll make something up. Rather, ask them what they’ve liked most about the jobs they’ve had – the answer isn’t as important as the body language and look in their faces when they’re describing it. If the passion is there, you’ll see it in their gestures and the look in their eyes – it can’t be masked. So, ask the question and then sit back and watch everything about the answer – if you don’t feel it then it isn’t there. But if you do, hire them, and then support that passion by being curious about their work, talking to them about it, listening to what they love, and being the kind of supportive boss that makes people feel good about being passionate about their work. Don’t do anything to dampen that kind of passion today.
Margaret “Meg” Whitman (born 1956): American business executive (eBay, Hewlitt Packard), diplomat (US Ambassador to Kenya), and politician.
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