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Rick Maurer Tip #63
Grit & OSP Podcasts |
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September 17, 2009
Greetings!
Grit
Grit matters. Angela Lee Duckworth, a psychologist at University of Pennsylvania found that grit (fortitude, determination) could pretty reliably predict who had the stuff to survive at West Point.
You can look at the 17 question assessment at: grit assessment.
In fact, you can take part in her research as well.
So, I got wondering about grit and change in organizations. Could grit be a major contributor to successful change? It seems likely. And, given the commonsense nature of Duckworth's assessment questions, it seems like we should be able to predict (or at least hazard an educated guess) as to which leaders are most likely to lead change successfully from planning through to results.
Introduction to Change without Migraines Podcast
I posted my 16-minute Podcast, titled Introduction to Change without Migraines a couple of week ago. Now you can download it and listen on your MP3 player. And, there is an e-mail button you can easily pass along the Podcast to friends. Link to podcast.
Change Open Source Project
Lots going on in this free membership site.
Lots of great Podcasts coming up and they will only be posted on the open source site.
And with almost 220 members to date, I am having interesting conversations with people from around the world. (All continents are represented except Anarctica.)
You can join (for free) by clicking here: www.changeOSP.com
A Request
There are many active discussions on the forum, but there is one that needs attention. A student from Sri Lanka writes, "I am an Undergraduate student in University of Moratuwa who is now in my final year to get my B.Sc. in Quantity Surveying degree. I need to do a dissertation. I selected my topic as "Effects of resistance on significance changes in construction projects". It would be helpful if any person could help me through that by providing necessary guidance and research papers."
If you know anything about this area of study, please reply to his request. Thanks.
A Reminder
I have posted a new Podcasts, videos, etc. so far (with many more to come) but I hope you will consider doing the same. You can post papers, audios, videos, etc. You can post them as "gifts" to the community or to get thoughtful critique.
Rick Maurer
President
Maurer & Associates
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