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The Five T's of Great Coaches - Part 5: Grit

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The Five T's of Great Coaches - Part 5: Tenacity

24 Jul 2023

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Whether you call it grit or resilience, it's what helps your team build mental muscle for the lows and highs that come with any competition. This is Part 5 of our series exploring what lessons major-league, professional sports coaches have for business leaders seeking to unlock human potential on their teams. New installments coming in June and July.

00:00 Like business, sports has wins and losses. 00:50 Dealing with losses 02:40 You're going to miss a lot of shots. 03:12 Keeping things in perspective 03:55 Putting this into a business context

Hosted by Ranjay Gulati, the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of "Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies".

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