"How tragic to turn back and, through clearing skies, you realize that you had been so close to the mountain's summit after all"
Successful leaders never Give Up Easily:
Too many leaders give up just short of achieving their plans, goals or dreams
thinking that they have exhausted all avenues, hit dead ends and used up all
of their ideas, energy and resources. Successful leaders never throw in the
towel so quickly. Instead, they persist knowing that any goal worth achieving
Successful leaders do struggle persistently:
In today's fast changing and disruptive VUCA business environment, where
businesses are struggling to adapt and even survive, we should not be sur-
prised if our goals and targets can seem more challenging than in the past
and may even seem impossible to achieve. As a result, the tendency to want
to give up will be high and even successful leaders might struggle to remain
persistent and keep going.
In addition to helping achieve business goals, not giving up too easily can also
benefit your career. According to a 1985 research paper, more persistent lead-
ers tend to be viewed more favourably. The author of the paper, US academic
professor Laura M. Graves, found that leaders who exhibited persistence were
evaluated and rated more highly than non-persistent leaders. This makes sense and I am sure that you
too have more admiration and respect who show more willingness to persist and d never give up,
compared to those who more easily quit.
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