A few weeks ago, I was reading the SmartBrief on Leadership and found a link to an article on "Grit in Leadership". I was intrigued and clicked the link which directed me to an article by Kevin Kehoe entitled, 5 Inspirational 'Grit in Leadership' Skills for Overcoming Adversity. It was a short but compelling piece. Kehoe posits that grit is essential for inspirational leaders; he lists five characteristics that are often seen in these individuals, resilience, courage, conscientiousness, perseverance, and excellence.  I think the leaders who I respect and admire and who inspire me to work to become a better leader possess many of these traits.

What are your thoughts on Grit in Leadership? Do you think grit is important for success in leadership? If you are a leader, are these skills you aspire to in your leadership role?

You may be interested Kehoe's new book, One Hit Wonder. If you want to see the book or learn more about it and the author, go to https://onehitwonder.site/kevin-r-kehoe/

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Enjoy the rest of the summer!  Janet

A few weeks ago, I was reading the SmartBrief on Leadership and found a link to an article on "Grit in Leadership". I was intrigued and clicked the link which directed me to an article by Kevin Kehoe entitled, 5 Inspirational 'Grit in Leadership' Skills for Overcoming Adversity. It was a short but compelling piece. Kehoe posits that grit is essential for inspirational leaders; he lists five characteristics that are often seen in these individuals, resilience, courage, conscientiousness, perseverance, and excellence.  I think the leaders who I respect and admire and who inspire me to work to become a better leader possess many of these traits.

What are your thoughts on Grit in Leadership? Do you think grit is important for success in leadership? If you are a leader, are these skills you aspire to in your leadership role?

You may be interested Kehoe's new book, One Hit Wonder. If you want to see the book or learn more about it and the author, go to https://onehitwonder.site/kevin-r-kehoe/

(For those of you who are not familiar with SmartBrief Newsletters, they publish on more than 200 topics including leadership, health care leaders, and higher education. If you are interested in learning more about them, check out https://corp.smartbrief.com/subscribe?utm_source=brief )

Enjoy the rest of the summer!  Janet

Thank you for these resources Janet! I agree with Kehoe on his 5 characteristics of grit in leadership, and I would add compassion and curiosity to his list. For my own journey as a leader and those I've worked with over the years, I find that we are most successful when we approach challenges with first seeking to understand (intent, goals, objectives, etc) and being open to multiple view points. Without curiosity and compassion, I find that leaders are less relatable and thus less effective. 

No sources for these, just my own observations. (Though I'm sure I've internalized other's thoughts from leadership reading and presentations over the years. No plagiarism intended!)

thanks for getting me thinking today!
Kathy 

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Katheryn Boada, PhD, CCC-SLP
Director, Speech-Language Pathology& Assistive Technology
boada@kennedykrieger.org
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-07-2022 02:07 PM
From: Janet Koehnke
Subject: Is Grit a key element for good leaders?

A few weeks ago, I was reading the SmartBrief on Leadership and found a link to an article on "Grit in Leadership". I was intrigued and clicked the link which directed me to an article by Kevin Kehoe entitled, 5 Inspirational 'Grit in Leadership' Skills for Overcoming Adversity. It was a short but compelling piece. Kehoe posits that grit is essential for inspirational leaders; he lists five characteristics that are often seen in these individuals, resilience, courage, conscientiousness, perseverance, and excellence.  I think the leaders who I respect and admire and who inspire me to work to become a better leader possess many of these traits.

What are your thoughts on Grit in Leadership? Do you think grit is important for success in leadership? If you are a leader, are these skills you aspire to in your leadership role?

You may be interested Kehoe's new book, One Hit Wonder. If you want to see the book or learn more about it and the author, go to https://onehitwonder.site/kevin-r-kehoe/

(For those of you who are not familiar with SmartBrief Newsletters, they publish on more than 200 topics including leadership, health care leaders, and higher education. If you are interested in learning more about them, check out https://corp.smartbrief.com/subscribe?utm_source=brief )

Enjoy the rest of the summer!  Janet