After leading teams through transformation for years, I've learned that three questions predict almost everything about performance, retention, and culture:
Do I like who I work for?
Do I like who I work with?
Do I like what I do?
When the answer is "yes" to all three, something powerful happens. Work stops feeling like just a paycheck. People lean in. They care more deeply. They bring their best ideas and energy forward because they're bought into the mission, not just the job description.
But when even one of those answers is "no," you can feel it. Engagement drops. Innovation stalls. People start protecting themselves instead of the mission.
I see this passion every day at home with my four young kids. They throw themselves into everything—building forts, learning to read, racing to be first out the door. They don't half-try. They're all in.
And it's a good reminder: passion is natural. We're born with it.
Somewhere along the way, in corporate life, we start to lose it—buried under process, fear, or routine. But the healthiest organizations find ways to reignite it. They create space for people to rediscover that energy, connect to purpose, and do work that matters.
Because the truth is: passionate individuals don't just do their jobs. They elevate them. They innovate, they collaborate, and they inspire the people around them.
And when that passion is aligned under One Team One Dream—when people say "yes" to all three questions—that's when teams achieve outcomes they didn't even know were possible.