Build your Organization with GRIT

Successful organizations take care of:

  • Goals: Clarity and focus.
  • Relationships: Collaboration and resilience.
  • Improvement: Adaptability and efficiency.
  • Tomorrow: Sustainability and readiness.

The following principles elevate your GRIT:

Define and pursue the most important goals.

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Know what matters most and let it guide your effort.

Collaborate with a clear focus on outcomes.

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Work together toward the results you agreed on.

Communicate effectively.

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Share information clearly so others can act.

Foster a healthy organizational culture.

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Create conditions where issues surface early and work flows reliably.

Diversify your networks.

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Connections outside your usual circles build resilience.

Stay flexible and adaptive.

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Adjust your approach when circumstances shift.

Form a habit of continuous improvement.

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Make small, steady upgrades that reduce friction over time.

Simplify.

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Remove complexity that slows understanding or action.

Allocate capacity to sustainability and growth.

Illustration: A team actively discusses their capacity, accounting for short, mid and long term as well as slack.

Keep room for maintenance, learning, and unexpected demands.