Forging Grit: A Story of Leadership Perseverance

by Mike Thompson, Stephen Caldwell

Forging Grit is a fictional story that brings to life the science-backed theory that grit matters, and that any leader can develop it. Set in Nepal, it recounts the experiences of a business leader who encounters some extreme misfortune while taking a break from a special assignment in India. Through his own pain and suffering and through witnessing the ingenuity and grit of the people in a remote tribal village, this leader learns some life-changing lessons about what grit is, why it matters, and how to develop it.

Thompson and Caldwell unpack an understanding of grit as a passion for getting something done and the fortitude to see it through even when obstacles seem overwhelming. People with grit establish who they are and what they believe, demonstrate perseverance and tenacity, and approach challenges with a passion that fuels their drive to accomplish the things they need to get done. Forging Grit not only paints a picture of what grit looks like, it provides tools to help you develop it as a skill for your work and personal life.

145 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 2016

Reviews

[Kathy Heare Watts]

I won a copy of this book during a Goodreads giveaway. I am under no obligation to leave a review or rating and do so voluntarily. I am paying it forward by passing this book along to a business organization that offers business skills, hope, and dreams to be used in their ministry.

[Roz]

oneeee of my best reads. found this book in booksale and i finished it in one seatinggggg.... i finished this in 2022 and i forgot abt it but i really loved it to the point i kept let borrow to my friendssss

[Michelle]

What an inspiring book!It captivated me from page one.I like that Fadar loved his family but was trying soo hard at work(although it took him away from them a lot).When his plane crashs he has to use all his strength to survive.Taken to a village and cared for but then taken captive by their leader for ransom purposes, he has to stay strong in ways he didn't know he could.He is observant and sees the hard work the village women and children are doing and intertwines that with what his company Shoreline Venture is trying to do.In the end he learns much from his experience that helps him, his company, and the people of India and Nepal( that helped him to survive his ordeal )to go forth in the future and make it an even better one by working hard and together.

[Kim]

Great work! Very quick read, but an exceptionally gripping story within those pages. I actually wish it was a little bit longer to tell more about how the main character worked with the villages. All-in-all a good tale of changing an environment to see a broader change, continuing to push forward beyond boundaries to see what lies just past it.

[Michael]

4 stars