What is the one characteristic that is a significant predictor of success – Grit. How gritty are you? The second interview in my Leading During Change series, is 5 mins with an emotionally intelligent leader who I worked with at Hilton, Paul Hutton, VP Operations South East Asia.
In this 5 mins we cover 3 themes:
1) Team focus – empathetic leadership; treat people uniquely; being authentic and Grit. Grit – the power of perseverance and passion is a great Ted Talk by Angela Duckworth https://lnkd.in/dg_fCvm
2) Driving RGI fair market share
3) Protect the liquidity of our owners
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