“Gigs.” For nearly a decade this term has generated interest, debate, and confusion across the workplace. The word itself is almost comical and its recent proliferation reminds me of that childhood ditty about Old MacDonald’s farm, “Here a gig, there a gig, everywhere a gig-gig.”

What keeps you at your current job? What inspires you in your work?

Conversely, what is pushing you to head for new frontiers or an entirely new direction in your career?