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(AUDIO) Building the Skill of Grit: Why Mental Toughness Separates Winners from Losers

Zach Peña — Chief Executive Officer

Ethan Summers — Chief of Staff

Today, we explore mental toughness as a learnable skill rather than an innate trait, examining how grit separates winners from losers in the high-stakes data center industry and what it takes to build this capability in yourself and your teams.

 

In this recording, we’ll review:

  • Why talent counts, but effort counts twice – and how grit intersects with natural ability
  • The critical difference between endurance (holding on) and grit (embracing the challenge)
  • How mental toughness can become a mask that does more harm than good when misapplied
    Why being “comfortable being uncomfortable” is the foundation of the Empirix culture
  • How uncomfortable transparency and direct feedback build grit in teams
  • Why maintaining zero difference between internal and external performance standards matters
  • The partnership element of mental toughness – you can’t do it alone
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And much more.

 

 

Want to learn more about how Empirix Partners can help your mission critical team thrive? Let’s get the conversation started.

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Zach Peña

In the last decade, Zach led and built mission critical procurement programs at NTT, Microsoft, and Insight Sourcing Group. As a partner with Decennial Group and the leader of Empirix Partners, he is excited to bring world-class strategic sourcing and procurement advisory to the mission critical industry as we navigate growing demand and new headwinds. Before starting his career in supply chain, he proudly served in the Marine Corps and graduated from the University of Tennessee's top-ranked supply chain management program.
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