Grit, Harvard Business Review
Grit, Harvard Business Review
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Grit
HBR Emotional Intelligence Series

Author: Harvard Business Review

Narrator: Derek Dysart, Lauren Pedersen

Unabridged: 1 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 09/26/2023


Synopsis

In the face of hardship, you need perseverance and determination.

You need grit. But how do you build it?

This book explores how you can persist in difficult situations. You'll learn how to convince yourself to do hard things, find support in trying circumstances, and know when you're pushing yourself too hard.

This volume includes the work of: Angela Duckworth, Misty Copeland, Shannon Huffman Polson, and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic.

How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

About Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, twelve international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Greeshma on October 08, 2019

Inspiring story but haphazardly stranded together. Some sections felt like random segues and could have been done without. Should have also elaborated a bit more on how the marathons inspired many. The last 40 pages seemed like they were done in haste. A one-siting read with decent drawings to match......more

Goodreads review by Ezhil Sundar on December 31, 2023

"Grit: The Major Story" and Major Devender Pal Singh. It sounds like a compelling and inspiring biography, showcasing Major Singh's resilience, determination, and accomplishments despite facing significant challenges, including the loss of a limb during the Kargil War. The book appears to offer a gli......more

Goodreads review by Siddhartha on February 12, 2023

Amazing read. Simple and inspiring for even 10 year olds. For all who dont know Major DP Singh, this is a must read as it shows his journey and inspires that despite all challenges, how he overcomes them. I have had the privilege of seeing Major DP Singh in a lit fest and it inspired me to no end. F......more

Goodreads review by Manish on November 25, 2021

Major DP Singh is an inspiration. This books teaches us that not everyone and everything is perfect. Embracing it is very important. Understand, accept and move ahead. Need help...ask for help. Life is hard. For some it is worse. But friends and good people make it easy. Good read also a good book fo......more

Goodreads review by NARENDRA KUMAR on May 27, 2020

Great book to inspire and move forward with belive in own strength Great book to inspire and move forward with belive in own strength. We always need to motivate ourselves to live life to the fullest.......more