Butts In the Seats: The Drucker Exchange quotes an article in Bloomberg Businessweek claiming “truly passionate U.S. employees” make up “a scant 11% of the workforce.”
My first reaction was to wonder if the arts had a higher percentage of passionate employees than most sectors. The Drucker Institute piece mentions the responsibility of the employee to essentially manage their own careers because companies won’t do it for you.
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I think it's really interesting how this article discussed the difference between passion and engagement, namely that an engaged person can advance within a company but a passionate person will advance the company itself, but may not technically advance within the company's ranks. While both types of people are useful, I believe that passionate employees, in the end, are better for a company, as they will do their job well for the sake of doing their job well, because they are passionate about it and take pride in it. In contrast, while an engaged person may get the same amount of work done, they might only be doing it to get the next pay raise. While this is a perfectly reasonable motivation, there will be a difference in quality of the work, especially in fields such as ours. One of the things I like most about CMU is that everyone I meet is passionate. This isn't limited to the drama department, or even CFA- it seems as if everyone here, regardless of whether they are an art, engineering, science, or any other type of student, genuinely loves what they do, and they came here because they want to be the best at it they can be. It creates an environment I've never experienced before, and it makes me work harder than I ever have before, because I finally have people around me with the same attitudes and and understanding of passion.
What is passion compared to engagement has been a question that has been asked for years. This article was interesting to read, I have never given this that much thought but now after reading it I can see there is a difference. To love what you do, is passion. When you love what you do a person is more inclined to try harder and make a better effort for the company to improve overall. When someone is just engaged there is no real personal emotion in it and therefore it will not move forward as much. I would much rather spen my life passionate about what I am doing then simply engaged.
I've never thought about the difference between being 'engaged' and being 'passionate' in work. I feel like the question of what you're passionate about, what your passion is, comes up all the time. Our passion is what we are hopefully pursuing and working hard in. Being engaged in something is so much easier to be. It seems obvious that someone who is passionate in their work will bring the company forward. Passion is something that can't really be faked and happens when it truly happens. Being in an environment with passionate people is the best! Everyone truly loves what they do and that comes forward in creativity, work productivity, and quality of life.
I like the distinction that this article draws between passion and engagement. Ive been in both positions for different jobs that ive had. Ive even been in a position where i was initially passionate about it and then over time i got bored with what we were doing and lost the passion, but still took pride in the quality of the work that i was doing so i made sure that i stayed engaged. As a theatre major, I am definitely looking for a job that i can be passionate about for a career. Anything less than that would be a waste of money. Thats why im looking for something that can challenge me intellectually and creatively, so i constantly look forward to going to work.
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