--- title: Igniting passion in your team. Lessons from a CEO that never fires. description: The best way for a leader to keep their passion is to ignite it in others. Here's what I learned from a CEO who had never fired anyone. | InspireHUB image: http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Igniting%20passion%20within%20you%20team-%202020.07.02.jpg --- - - - - - 855.355.IHUB (4482) - Builder Login  - [![USA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg) USA](https://build.inspirehub.com) - [![Canada](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg) Canada](https://build.ihubapp.ca) - [![Australia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg) Australia](https://build.ihubapp.com.au) Toggle navigation [![InspireHUB](http://www.ihubgo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IHUB%20Branded%20Imagery/Logos/IHUBApp%20Powered%20by%20InspireHUB.png?width=353&height=60&name=IHUBApp%20Powered%20by%20InspireHUB.png)](https://info.inspirehub.com/homepage) - [Get Started ](https://setup.inspirehub.com/) - [Launch IHUBApp](https://setup.inspirehub.com/) - [Become a Hubmaster](https://www.inspirehub.com/hubmaster-apply) - [Become an IHUBApp Ally (Affiliates)](https://www.inspirehub.com/ally) - [Features ](https://www.inspirehub.com/solutions) - [Overview](https://www.inspirehub.com/about-ihubapp) - [Email Marketing](https://www.inspirehub.com/en-us/email-marketing) - [Automated Newsletters](https://www.inspirehub.com/en-us/automated-newsletters) - [Intelligent Channel Feeds](https://www.inspirehub.com/en-us/ihubapp-intelligent-channel-feeds) - [Industry Use Cases](https://www.inspirehub.com/solutions) - [Customer Testimonials](https://www.inspirehub.com/client-showcase) - [Progressive Web Apps](https://www.inspirehub.com/whitepaper) - [Pricing & Plans](https://www.inspirehub.com/pricing-plans-build-now) # [Igniting passion in your team. Lessons from a CEO that never fires.](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/igniting-passion-in-your-team) - [Karolyn Hart](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/author/karolyn-hart) - 6 July, 2020 - [0 Comments](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/igniting-passion-in-your-team#comments-listing) - - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Igniting passion in your team. Lessons from a CEO that never fires.| InspireHUB](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20Igniting%20passion%20within%20you%20team-%202020.07.02.jpg)   The best way for a leader to keep their passion is to ignite it in others. I read this great article in Fast Company about how this [CEO who had never fired anyone](https://www.fastcompany.com/3036928/meet-the-ceo-whos-never-fired-anyone). He used a tool called [Career Leader](http://www.careerleader.com/) to help his staff discover their interests and motivations. I was hooked and immediately started using this tool on my own team. Here's what happened ... # The results have been remarkable. We have discovered untapped skills and potential right within our own team. In fact, I had two major gaps I was trying to figure out how to fill only to find out that I already have the people in-house with the know-how to get it done. There is only one thing that a leader must do immediately following the moment a person is unleashed into the area of passion: get out of their way. The speed in which solutions started flying into my inbox made me laugh. "Excited much?" I said. "I couldn't sleep last night I had so many ideas," was the enthusiastic reply, that sentiment now being the common response after we complete this exercise. What has surprised me the most out of all this is the impact it's had on me. Obviously, having gaps filled is a relief, but *passion* is contagious. As the song says: "It only takes a spark to get a fire going." So thank you, [Peter Platzer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterplatzer/), for sharing this amazing leadership hack! It's been incredible.   ## Looking for more small business help?   ![The Ultimate Small Business Survival Guide](http://www.ihubgo.com/hubfs/Survival%20Guide%20eBook%20Cover%20(1).png) ##### **The Ultimate Small Business Survival Guide is Here** We've been helping InspireHUB clients not just survive during this time but THRIVE! We collected all of our advice and made it available for FREE as our great big give-back during this difficult time. 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At InspireHUB, we've been operating as a 100% remote team for seven years, an experience that has allowed us to shape a company culture and set of empathy-based practices that make communicating and building trust with disparate people with diverse needs across multiple time zones easier. Still, no amount of practice prepares you for the very human challenges of a pandemic. People are stressed and afraid. They’re suffering losses and dealing with uncertainty. When people are compromised, communicating with empathy and compassion is more important than ever. The most important part of your business continuity plan is the wellness of your people. Whether the crisis you’re facing is COVID-19 or some other challenging situation, there are 3 powerful choices that will help you create a culture of care and provide effective leadership to clients and employees... [![A company culture based on empathy? 13 reasons why ...](https://www.inspirehub.com/hubfs/Content%20-%20Inbound/Blogs/Blog%20-%20A%20Company%20Culture%20Based%20on%20Empathy%20-%2013%20Reasons%20Why%20-%202019.11.25.jpg)](https://www.ihubgo.com/blog/a-company-culture-based-on-empathy) [A company culture based on empathy? 13 reasons why ...](https://www.ihubgo.com/blog/a-company-culture-based-on-empathy) It's one thing to make policies that put people first in company culture. It's another thing entirely to model them. But being part of a corporate social experiment designed to prove that putting the bottom line *and* people first are not competing ideals? Better buckle up! Getting beyond lip-service often means a lot of falling down and getting things wrong before you find your groove. Our Founder, [Karolyn Hart](https://www.linkedin.com/in/karolynzhart/), jokes about our being "[UnInspireHUB](https://www.ihubgo.com/blog/the-startling-scheduling-hack-that-transforms-organizations)" while we fumbled through the transition from a more traditional workplace to the 100% remote -- *and empowered* -- workplace we have now. She's bent on disrupting some of the most toxic foundations of corporate culture, starting with ours. Something funny happens when you treat people like capable adults. They tend to rise to the occasion, and so does your ROI.   Topics: [team building](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/team-building), [employee engagement](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/employee-engagement), [employee happiness index](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/employee-happiness-index), [workplace culture](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/workplace-culture), [culture of care](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/culture-of-care), [leadership development](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/leadership-development), [transformation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/transformation), [employee retention](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/employee-retention), [motivation](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/motivation), [passion](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/passion), [potential](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/potential), [skills](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/skills), [Lead with Hart](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/lead-with-hart), [Spire Global](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/spire-global), [Career Leader](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/career-leader), [Peter Platzer](http://www.ihubgo.com/blog/topic/peter-platzer) ### Subscribe to Our Blog **COMPANY** [About](https://ihubgo.com/home) [Press](https://ihubgo.com/c/newsroom/feed) [InspireHUB Privacy Notice](https://www.inspirehub.com/privacy-notice) [IHUBApp Privacy Notice](https://www.inspirehub.com/ihubapp-privacy-notice) [Terms of Service](https://www.inspirehub.com/terms-conditions) **RESOURCES** [IHUBApp Support](https://support.ihub.app) [Hub Store](https://hubstore.ihub.app/) [Hub Ship](http://hubship.ihub.app/) [Resource Library](https://ihubgo.com/c/useful-resources/feed) [Blog](https://www.inspirehub.com/blog) **PRODUCTS** [IHUBApp Features Overview](https://www.inspirehub.com/about-ihubapp) [For Creators](https://ihubgo.com/posts/166687/ihubapp-for-creators) [For Publishers](https://ihubgo.com/posts/166738/ihubapp-for-publishers) [For Businesses](https://ihubgo.com/posts/166778/ihubapp-for-business) ![An InspireHUB Innovation. 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