The paradox of passion: how it helps you succeed

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The paradox of passion: how it helps you succeed — and how it can backfire Apr, 2020 Video Leadership and Career Development Read time: People who achieve the highest levels of success are often said to be passionate about their work. Yet this sentiment is both exactly right and only half of the story. Stéphane Côté is the Geoffrey Conway chair in business ethics, professor of organizational behaviour & HR management, director of the PhD program and director of the Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics at the Rotman School of Management. Keywords: career development CEOs corporate culture leadership mindfulness psychology self-development teams

The paradox of passion: how it helps you succeed — and how it can backfire

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People who achieve the highest levels of success are often said to be passionate about their work. Yet this sentiment is both exactly right and only half of the story.

Stéphane Côté

Stéphane Côté is the Geoffrey Conway chair in business ethics, professor of organizational behaviour & HR management, director of the PhD program and director of the Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics at the Rotman School of Management.

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The paradox of passion: how it helps you succeed — and how it can backfire

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