The best job for someone is often the one they already have — the challenge is learning to make it the one they love. The one they feel passionate about. The one that gets them up and out the door every morning with purpose.
Leaders play a critical role in helping employees discover what they love about their work. But the truth is, most people start by telling you what they don’t love — their frustrations with tasks, coworkers, schedules, or even life outside of work. Let them talk. Let them release it. Then shift into coaching mode: listen deeply, ask questions, and help them reconnect with why they’re there and what they want to achieve.
Because the reality is simple: they’re going to spend eight hours a day, five days a week at work. That time will pass regardless — so why not help them find what’s good and build from there?
· Encourage them to identify one thing they’re passionate about and weave it into every part of the job.
· Help them build relationships so teammates can share the work in ways that play to each person’s strengths.
· Show them how combining individual passions can create a more energized, holistic approach to getting things done.
· And guide them in tackling the mundane tasks together so no one carries the burden alone.
Help your employees see that work is a means to a better life — and that each day is a fresh opportunity to collaborate, contribute, and go home feeling like they fulfilled their mission today.
Eric Thomas (born 1970): American motivational speaker, author, consultant, and minister.
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