Project Management and Grit

The idea of Grit as a personal quality has become popular, due to the work of researcher, Angela Lee Duckworth. And especially due to her massively popular TED talk and the book she followed it up with, called... 'Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance' geni.us/EBcsmBo
Angela Lee Duckworth defines Grit as:
‘Perseverance and passion for long term goals.’
Grit is staying power, or perseverance. It is the stamina to take on a compelling cause and the passion and determination to keep going when others might not.
The Pragmatic Value of Grit
I hope it is obvious why these are valuable to you, as a Project Manager. I think of these as the ‘pragmatic value’ of Grit. That is, they have value in getting the job done. But there are two other reasons to value Grit highly for us. And these are what I refer to as the transformational value of grit.
The Transformational Value of Grit
Transforming You - Your career
As you will appreciate, a long-term, successful professional career does not happen overnight. It takes dedication: a clear goal, intention, tenacity, and resilience. In other words: Grit.
If you want to reach a point where you are a highly respected (and well-remunerated) professional, get some grit!
Transforming the People Around You
The components of grit - and therefore, grit itself - are inspiring qualities. They have an appeal that will lead people to want to follow you.
They will inspire:
• loyalty in team members
• confidence in stakeholders
• support from your bosses
I wrote a long article about grit - focusing on how to develop it: ‘Grit: Why You Need it and How to Get it’ onlinepmcourse...
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If you want to be a great project manager, you need a dogged persistence in the face of setbacks - but not a foolish commitment to a lost cause. That passion to succeed and a perseverance to stick with it is what Angela Duckworth describes as grit.

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Perseverance, grit, passion, never giving up, etc. love it. 👍

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Yup - got me where I am today.
Hmmm... Where's that, they ask.

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Sad that this chanel doesn't have 1 M followers

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No one is sadder about it than me! Maybe one day... Thank you, Andrew.