August 7, 2014
Technology is driving a massive shift in the away we work. Whether it is wearable technology or a simple app in your mobile, it is giving […]
I define Grit as having passion for a long-term goal and then working really hard consistently over an extended period of time. Gritty people work towards goals that would take years to achieve. If you are a person who is just working hard and don’t have a consistent goal to guide you, then you don’t have one half of grit. Likewise, you may have the passion for something, but not the resilience. Some people drop out of things they do and it is not because they had a serious setback or something terrible has happened but because of the slow progress.
Every large behemoth was once a startup. To manage the challenges of scale, organizations have to build norms and rules. Keeping the startup’s ethos of nimbleness is a leadership challenge.