{"id":2054,"date":"2014-08-31T14:58:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T18:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2014-08-31T14:58:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-31T18:58:44","slug":"three-minute-leadership-leadership-success-its-about-grit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/2014\/08\/three-minute-leadership-leadership-success-its-about-grit\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Leadership: Leadership… Success – It’s About Grit"},"content":{"rendered":"

To:\u00a0\u00a0 The Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning<\/p>\n

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Angel Lee Duckworth, psychologist, is known for her study of a psychological trait known as grit.\u00a0 In her 2013 TED presentation, The Key to Success? Grit,<\/a> she defines grit: \u201cGrit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dan Rockwell in a recent blog, The Editor of Forbes on Grit<\/em>, cites Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine, who states that \u201cgrit is a form of intelligence\u2026. In the real world, smarts isn\u2019t about looking for the next star student with a 4.0 or having an IQ that can boil water. Instead, it\u2019s about the importance of hard work, of perseverance and resilience. Call it grit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Grit<\/em> is the stuff of great leaders. It is that conscious \u201cextra\u201d and \u201cabove-and-beyond\u201d that they give to everything that they do, think about or dream. It is the relentless spark that gives fire to the embers of their passion, the driving force of their life \u2013 the what they have chosen to be<\/em>, the what they have chosen to do<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Vince Lombardi, renowned football coach, said: \u201cThe price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.\u201d Grow, feed your grit often with renewed dedication to your life\u2019s purpose, that each moment of your magnificent journey you have applied the best of yourself to the task at hand. Continue to be more than you ever dreamed you could be\u2026 and more\u2026 so much more.<\/p>\n

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Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week!!!<\/p>\n

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Mike<\/p>\n

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The Editor of Forbes on Grit<\/p>\n

July 29, 2014<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re not pretty or smart don\u2019t worry. Intelligence doesn\u2019t determine success.<\/p>\n

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Emotional intelligence is more important than general intelligence, but hard work is more important than both.<\/p>\n

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get dirty<\/p>\n

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Just get dirty and do the work.<\/p>\n

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Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine and author of, \u201cThe Soft Edge,\u201d believes, \u201cgrit is a form of intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the real world, smarts isn\u2019t about looking for the next star student with a 4.0 or having an IQ that can boil water. Instead, it\u2019s about the importance of hard work, of perseverance and resilience. Call it grit.\u201d Rich Karlgaard.<\/p>\n

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Grades or grit:<\/p>\n

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You judge young leaders by academics. But there comes a point when grades and pedigree don\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know this irritates a lot of people, but once you\u2019re at a certain point in your career \u2013 and it\u2019s not that far out, maybe five years \u2013 all the grades and academic credentials in the world don\u2019t mean anything anymore.\u201d Tom Georgens (CEO of NetApps in \u201cThe Soft Edge\u201d)<\/p>\n

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Rich was quick to tell me that he believes grit is a form of intelligence.<\/p>\n

Gritty leaders:<\/p>\n

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Create teams of doers not talkers. Sluggards love talking about what they\u2019re going to do.<\/p>\n

Protect gains and take new ground at the same time.<\/p>\n

Judge themselves and teammates on track record not academic record.<\/p>\n

Do hard stuff first.<\/p>\n

Confront tough issues. Ask awkward questions.<\/p>\n

Sweat small stuff. Concentrate on fundamentals. Coach Wooden taught college basketball players how to put their socks on every year.<\/p>\n

Follow through. Don\u2019t tell me what you start. Tell me what you finish.<\/p>\n

Choose simple over dramatic.<\/p>\n

Reject haste.<\/p>\n

Keep learning. Intellectual contentment leads to leaders who feel superior and entitled.<\/p>\n

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Gritty leaders get more done.<\/p>\n

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What are gritty leaders like?<\/p>\n

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jc-rich-karlgaardThis post is inspired by my conversation with Rich Karlgaard and his new book \u201cThe Soft Edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I heartily recommend \u201cThe Soft Edge\u201d both for its rich content and engaging style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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