"Just saying 'follow your passion' may be impractical - instead pick jobs where at least some parts of the job are inherently interesting for you - that can be a source of long-lasting success."

Madan Pillutla is Dean & Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Indian School of Business. His research uses social-psychological perspectives to understand organizational behaviours. Recent papers have examined gender differences in competitiveness and morality and the role that physical attractiveness plays in selection decisions.He has many publications in the best academic journals in the field and has also served as an associate editor in top journals.

Prior to becoming Dean at ISB, Prof Madan was Professor of Organisational Behaviour at LBS where he has won numerous teaching awards for  introducing  the popular Negotiations elective and has directed successful executive education programs such as the Essentials of Leadership and Negotiation & Influence programs. Prof Madan taught the founding batches of the PGP program at both the Hyderabad and Mohali campuses of the Indian School of Business (ISB) and received the best teacher award from the inaugural batch of students from the Mohali campus.