Gary Hamel, author of The Future of Management, also believes passion is one of the keys to success. Hamel suggests that when it comes to value creation in the workplace, the relative contribution of different capabilities might look something like: passion 35%, creativity 25%, initiative 20%, intellect 15% and diligence 5%.   

 

Yet in many ways, passion is probably the most difficult trait to measure or define. You might even wonder what, if anything, can be done to up the passion factor in your workplace. As a starting point, here are a few questions you might want to passionately ponder: 

• How would you rate the overall level of passion in your workplace?
  
• How would you rate your own level of passion at work?
  
• What's getting in the way of people's passions? 
  
• Are you communicating with passion?
• Do you say "yes" more often than you say "no"?
  
• Do you know what your colleagues top 2 or 3 passions are, both inside and outside of work?
• Can you tap into your personal passions and make use of them in your workplace?
• Do you have the chance to work on something at least once or twice a week that you are truly passionate about?
• What are you doing to actively demonstrate your passion at work?