Liberating Passion August 06, 2008 How the World's Best Global Leaders Produce Winning Results (John Wiley & Sons, $19.95)
Passion is innate within all of us: We cheer on our sports teams, salivate over the mere thought of our favorite restaurant and never get tired of hearing our favorite song. Unfortunately, however, despite our natural inclination for fervor, there is often a complete lack of passion between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., as employees mindlessly go through their daily motions. In today's cut-throat environment, the smallest competitive advantage can be the difference between success and failure, and there are few qualities that can thrust a team to success as effectively as passion.
In Liberating Passion, author Omar Khan discusses the ironic truth of both the need for and the typical lack of passion in the workplace. Khan defines passion as "the voluntary will to engage completely: the inner energy, drive and desire to deliver, to achieve and to win." Passion is the push that all teams need to succeed; the quality that inspires people to spill blood and sweat into a project, rather than just rolling over and dying every time a road block is encountered.
Khan recognizes that passion is a highly sought quality in companies, and it is often the most passionate ones who are promoted to being leaders. Khan also recognizes the unfortunate tendency for passion to be sucked out of individuals after a mere couple months at a corporation. In Liberating Passion, Khan provides instruction how to liberate one's passions, spread it to others and maintain it for the whole team.
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