It is not native intelligence or natural talent that makes people excel, it's
old-fashioned hard work, sweat equity, and determination. In Grit to Great, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval tackle a topic that is
close to their hearts, one that they feel is the real secret to their own
success in their careers--and in the careers of so many people they know and
have met. And that is the incredible power of grit, perseverance, perspiration,
determination, and sheer stick-to-it-tiveness.
We are all dazzled by the notion that there are some people who get ahead, who
reach the corner office because they are simply gifted,