Thought Tweet #706 Leadership grit grinds & grows.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

John Wayne is one of my heroes. Every time I hear the word 'grit' I think of Rooster Cogburn, the character John Wayne played when he won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in 'True Grit'. More specifically, I think of the scene where he single-handedly took on all the bad guys and won. The above picture shows Rooster charging at the bad guys...guns a blazin'...the perfect hero.

Grit - firmness of mind or spirit : unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger

John Wayne had true grit.

We need more leaders with true grit.

Thought Tweet #705 Vicarious Modeling...that's why emotional stories do a lot better than logical arguments.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

The human brain contains a large quantity of mirror neurons. Mirror neurons allow us to understand what other people are doing...and share the experience...and emulate...and be conscious...and have empathy.

Thought Tweet #704 Good Leaders centre their attention and focus on the place where Talents meet Tasks.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Good leaders recognize you cannot force round individuals into square roles and you cannot force square individuals into round roles.

Good leaders know you must take Talent to Task. More specifically, good leaders recognize you cannot force round Talents into square Tasks and you cannot force square Talents into round Tasks.

To Take Talent To Task you must know the details of both the individual's talent and the task and you must know how they fit one another...the better the fit, the better the work, the more the value, the more the profit.