In order to achieve and sustain high levels of performance there must be a link between what an individual employee is passionate about and what the organization needs to grow its business. An effective way to insure that linkage is to hold every manager accountable for facilitating periodic professional development discussions with each of their employees, as research suggests that if an individual is positively challenged, finds work to be meaningful, and believes that their manager truly cares about their growth, their engagement will be high.