Employee Work Passion

Unlock the passion and potential of your people

Everyone has the potential to love their job, especially if their leader creates the right kind of environment. There’s a formula for inspiring people to grow into this desired state. You’ll master it in Employee Work Passion (EWP).



Employee Work Passion explores the 12 factors people need to do stellar work, be model corporate citizens, stay with the organization, and more. When people are passionate about their work, they turbocharge the workplace in myriad ways. It’s helpful for leaders to have a road map of the factors that inspire people to be the best versions of themselves.

Discover the factors that drive Employee Work Passion

In this 35-minute online course, learners will complete interactive lessons, exercises, and knowledge checks that uncover the key elements of EWP:



  • Organizational Factors: An organization rooted in fairness is a prerequisite for EWP. It is extremely difficult for people to feel passionate about their work when favoritism, prejudices, and other injustices are part of the culture. People also need to understand what is expected of them and must have opportunities for growth.
  • Job Factors: People are passionate about their work when it is meaningful, they have freedom to do it on their own schedule, and it is varied and interesting. Work and leisure time must also be balanced.
  • Relationship Factors: EWP flourishes when people have a connection to their colleagues and their leader. A friendly environment where collaboration thrives, and feedback is shared with honesty and kindness are essential.

The Employee Work Passion difference

We studied 25 years of academic research to understand what makes an employee passionate about their work. We distilled our findings into a widely-read white paper to support further advancements in the industry. Then, in recognition of the impact of EWP, we created this practical Overview to make this knowledge available to all leaders. 



The bottom line: We bring this powerful information to you in an easy-to-understand presentation that will supercharge any leadership initiative. 

A Knowledgeable Leader Is A Powerful Leader

When leaders understand what motivates people to be passionate about their work, they have invaluable knowledge. They can use it to create an environment that inspires employees to do their best work. And they bring to the workplace missing qualities that uplift their people. 

Create Passionate Employees

Create an empowering work environment that nurtures people’s passion for their work.

Unleash the Potential of Your People

Learn what motivates your people, and how you can empower them to grow their career within your organization.

Boost Organizational Performance

Understand the variables that affect employee passion and apply the right leadership strategies to motivate each person you lead.

​Spark Excellence

Give your people insight into how their work supports your organization’s larger mission and the support to exceed their goals.

Client story

Good Leadership Is a Strategic Choice for Maarla Group

Create A Culture Of Courageous Inclusion

It takes more than just awareness building and familiarizing people with DEI terminology to enable lasting culture change. Give your people the confidence and skills they need to create an inclusive, welcoming work environment that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work. 

Delivery Options to Meet Your Needs



We can deliver Conversational Capacity in-person, as virtual sessions, as part of a learning journey, or delivered in a self-directed online or moderated online version, so your managers can learn the methodology wherever they are and whenever they have time.

The in-person course is one full day. With hundreds of facilitators worldwide, we can deliver sessions for your organization or equip you to run them yourself. Public courses are also available. 


Prework: LAUNCH — Welcome the participants and set the context for individuals and teams to reach new levels of performance through various activities to engage in open, balanced, and nondefensive conversations.

Session 1: LEARN — Defines awareness as the ability to recognize the two powerful emotional reactions and how they are essential for staying in the sweet spot. 

Session 2: PRACTICE — Defines the Conversational Capacity Skillset, which includes specific behaviors people can use to balance candor and curiosity. 

Session 3: APPLY — Introduces the Curiosity Skills, which highlights the advantage of having the humility to seek out information that might be missing and to understand others’ points of view. 

1 Day Instructor-led Course 

Communication can be a business driver or a derailer

80 %

the U.S. workforce reports feeling stressed because of ineffective company communication. 63% have wanted to quit because ineffective communication interfered with their ability to do their job.*

Up to 41 %

Companies with better relationships and communication experience 20% higher productivity, 21% higher profitability, and 41% lower absenteeism.** 

*Dynamic Signal, 2019 Dynamic Signal Study.  | **Wellness Council of America,The ROI on Better Workplace Conversations.

Good Listeners And Communicators Unlock Your Workplace’s Potential

Conversational Capacity is the foundation for a positive and productive workplace. It redirects all the energy wasted in unproductive exchanges into channels that benefit people and the enterprise. 

Engage Employees

When people have honest and meaningful conversations, morale rises and the workplace buzzes with enthusiasm. 

Spur Innovation

People share ideas. Colleagues contribute. A good idea evolves into a great one. That’s how innovation happens. 

Improve Productivity

The gap between what people say and what others hear closes. Miscommunication and misunderstandings evaporate, and real work gets done.

Ready to Get Started?

Start building an environment that ignites your employees’ passion today with Blanchard’s Employee Work Passion Overview.

Ready to Get Started?

Contact us today to learn how we can help your leaders learn the skills they need to manage and develop their people effectively. Whether you prefer to use well-established, standard training designs or to tailor your learning experiences for your employees, we can help you succeed.

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