| Dates Offered | Time | Location | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. | Virtual Classroom via Zoom | All WashU Staff (Leading Self, Others, or the Organization) |
This course is a part of the Elevate series, a set of dynamic 90-minute sessions designed to elevate your skills and confidence to thrive in an ever-changing world. This development series equips employees with practical strategies and resources to navigate uncertainty, adapt to change, and drive success in any environment. Stay agile, stay ahead!
Grit is mental toughness. Grit is the ability to persevere to achieve difficult long-term goals. Grit is strongly associated with success in personal and professional life. Grit involves several elements: passion and purpose, development of habits and coping with unpleasant emotions such as fear, discouragement or embarrassment. This course will examine the nature of grit and identify specific methods for developing it.
Target Audience
- Anyone interested in understanding how to develop grit and achieve difficult long-term goals.
- This class is for all Washington University in St. Louis staff employees (Leading Self, Others, or the Organization )
Workshop Objectives
By the end of this workshop, you will:
- Understand what is grit and how it impacts one’s ability to attain important goals
- Identify the elements necessary for achieving grit
- Recognize common mistakes made about grit and reliance on motivation alone
- Be familiar with strategies to uncover meaning and purpose
- Understand the importance of hope and positive expectancy to create belief in one’s potential
Facilitator: Bruce Westfield, Ph.D., ComPysch
An important note: This session is being held virtually via Zoom.
Questions:
Contact HR-LearnandDevelop@wustl.edu
All programs are subject to change.