Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lindsay Kohler is a behavioral scientist and future of work expert. High-potential programs are a main feature of many companies’ ...

You might wish you were more passionate about your job. Or that you had the kind of job you could at least imagine being passionate about. Something that made you jump out of bed in the morning, ...

“Follow your passion” is a popular mantra for career decision-making in the United States. Passion-seeking seems like a promising path for avoiding the potential drudgery of a life of paid work, but ...

In the preface to her book The Trouble With Passion, University of Michigan scholar Erin Cech writes about discovering “passion-seeking” as a regular reference point in people’s career conversations: ...

Picture this: You ask two of your direct reports to take on important projects for your team, expecting both to be passionate about the opportunity. In response, one gets visibly excited, becoming ...

There's a better way to think about the work you're meant to do. There’s an all-too-common piece of advice about how to choose a career: follow your passion. But if someone tells you to follow your ...

Contrary to popular belief, finding your passion is not the only way to achieve career happiness and success. The idea that passion is a prerequisite for finding fulfillment in your work is a myth ...

As an academic, every job, award or grant application comes with an expectation of demonstrating passion for one’s field or project. Often, this expectation is explicitly stated. In advertisements for ...

Is your passion fading? Here’s how to create a business model centered around keeping your passion alive and well. Keeping passion alive in business necessitates ambitious goal-setting, fostering ...