Episode Summary:

Passion in the workplace is like the secret sauce that adds flavor to your professional journey. It's the fuel that propels you forward, turning a job into a fulfilling career. When you're passionate about what you do, it transforms your work into a labor of love. That’s what our guest Bjorn Billhardt will be talking about in this episode.

Bjorn is CEO and founder of Abilitie, a global leadership development company. Prior to launching Abilitie, Bjorn co-founded Enspire Learning in 2001, an early pioneer of e-learning programs and business simulations. Bjorn holds a BA from the University of Texas and an MBA from Harvard Business School. A native of Hamburg, Germany, he came to the US as an exchange student in high school and now lives in Austin, TX with his wife and three young boys.

Listen in and learn more about the importance of passion in a fulfilling professional life.

Key Talking Points of the Episode: (Note: timestamps follow the audio recording)

[02:50] More about Bjorn's journey and what he does.

[07:38] Bjorn’s take on  passion and his advice on the importance of drawing together passion with your work and the process he’d advise people to get there.

[15:40] Bjorn’s advice for leaders who want to help their people become more passionate in what they do.

[20:24] Outcomes that leaders should develop to lead their teams better.

[25:46] How can leaders actually find out what their people are passionate about and how to allow them to tap in those passions in a constructive way for the company.

[30:07] Bjorn’s way to quantify trust and how to know when we see it.

[36:40] Bjorn’s biggest mistake and what he learned from it.

[40:54] Rapid-fire questions.

[43:08] Bjorn’s final life lesson.

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