Comments on Bob Brisco's Blog: How Passion Wins

Yes, totally agree! The real trick is to get the p...

2010-03-15T22:49:00.178-07:00

Yes, totally agree! The real trick is to get the passion in leadership vision through to passion in the work being done by the employees through to products that raise a passion in the customer's minds for those products (or services).

You know what I believe is the tool for this alignment, the tool that instills the discipline you speak of? Standards. Not processes. Plain and simple. Standards. Think about it.:) Who sets standards? Who follows standards? And what comes about from these standards? Standards align the processes. Processes are made by the people doing the processes, so they are creations, which can and shold hold passion. So no, processes shouldn't be the tool for passion alingment. It should be the standards you set for those processes. With proper standards, in the end, you make great "passionate" driven products with great quality. Set standards that drive what is right for all three layers, company management, employees and customers and you automatically have a drive to create passionate products. It is that simple.

I completely agree with your statement regarding b...

2009-12-14T21:10:44.677-08:00

I completely agree with your statement regarding balance. Im that type of person that has far too many potential passions, all without a sturdy foundation in sight. Kinda like a car with a jet engine and no wheels. I loose sight of the structurally significant baby steps needed and jump right into whatever my passion of the week is. Time to pick my top 5 most desirable , structuralize, and well subtract the chaotic mess in between.

"Passion hates to be patient." This is ...

2009-12-14T18:51:54.171-08:00

"Passion hates to be patient."

This is very true. I notice this in my self and running my business. Sometimes I am very go go go, forgeting structure and process, and work with passion and excitement. A good leader can channel this passion if used with logical reasoning.

Bob, This really hit the target with me as I'm...

2009-12-14T10:17:40.821-08:00

Bob, This really hit the target with me as I'm a creative. I recently had a conversation with someone who only recognized the intellectual, academic side of education-no sports. no arts. How stifling!

I took my 2 top passions, cooking and writing & my sub-passion photography created a purpose & that has helped me to align with the right people. I believe it is challenging for a R-brain person. It is easy to careen toward many different ideas at once & I've found it impossible to work on 1 thing until its done so I've accepted that I'll just mult-task.

Have you read The Element by Ken Robinson? He talks about all different types of talent & that now more than ever before people need to discover their passion. Awesome book! Thanks so much!