by Jennifer Horn-Frasier | Feb 15, 2023 | Insights, Strategic Grit
By Jennifer Horn-Frasier and Holly Adams “A lack of grit can come from having less coherent goal structures.” Author Angela Duckworth talks a lot about grit, and the lack of it, in her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. But let’s back up a bit. What’s...
by Jennifer Horn-Frasier | Jan 6, 2023 | Insights
Messy challenges? They’re everywhere. Feeling overwhelmed by a challenge? Try conversation, the most powerful problem-solving technology we have. Conversation can move people from ideation to experimentation and learning to solution. What’s more, there’s a structure...
by Jennifer Horn-Frasier | Aug 1, 2022 | Strategic Grit
By Jennifer Horn-Frasier and Holly Adams Holly: Recently, my family and I were driving to dinner when we came across a car accident that had just occurred. It was clear the people involved needed assistance, so we called 911. The initial dialogue with the operator was...
by Jennifer Horn-Frasier | Jun 8, 2022 | Strategic Grit
Holly: There’s a word that comes up often in my work with clients and that is tired. We are all feeling tired right now. A mistaken assumption about grit is that you must plow through exhaustion, ignore it, or push it to the side. But if you are feeling overwhelmed...
by Jennifer Horn-Frasier | Feb 24, 2022 | Strategic Grit
By Jennifer Horn-Frasier and Holly Adams Holly: “Everyone has a story.” This was an observation a dear friend of mine made several years ago, and it helped me realize that we all have a seed of grit within us. Recognizing and acknowledging that seed in ourselves and...
