Tag Archive for: grit

How To Spot “Grit” When Interviewing, and Why It Is SO Necessary

A few years ago we hired an extraordinarily talented team member right after she graduated from a top university. She was exceptionally smart, articulate, fun, engaging, charming, etc., and her […]Read More

Grit Is Good; Hot Topic; But Too Much Grit?

It seems that the topic of “Grit” is everywhere all of a sudden. I wrote about it yesterday, and it was the topic of a great Freakonomics Podcast this morning: […]Read More

Team Members Need “Grit” Too; Finish What You Start; Not Ability

Last night when Heejin and I were leaving the office near 7 PM, Erin, Diandra and Heidi were still toiling away. This is not unusual in our world, as we […]Read More