Why can some people bounce back from adversity while others languish? Why can some leaders help those around them find the path through the crisis when others can’t? To find the answers, I decided to study heroes–people who had overcome some sort of significant adversity and emerged healthy and hardy. I wanted to draw fromRead more
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We don’t ordinarily remember Ulysses S. Grant as someone who cowered easily. After all, under Grant’s leadership the Union Army defeated the Confederate military, effectively ending the Civil War with the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s army at Appomattox. That hard-won victory came at a price, however, when Grant faced formidable adversaries like Lieutenant GeneralRead more
