What is decisive for success? Is it IQ, social background, or talents?

Angela Duckworth investigated this question and found out that although these are important factors, success is decided by something else. She called this ability Grit.

People with Grit have the following characteristics:

  1. An unusual zeal for work
  2. A high degree of immunity to setbacks
  3. An inner conviction
  4. The knowledge of their own goals and visions

Grit is a combination of passion and determination that makes something special out of people.

This resulted in two formulas:

Talent x Commitment = Ability

Ability x Commitment = Success

With the help of a simple test (https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-scale/), you can find out how high your Grit Score is. 

 For those, who would like to listen to Angela Duckworth TED talk. Please use this link. (https://youtu.be/H14bBuluwB8)

About me, Stephanie Voss

Profile

Proven track record in leading Learning & Development roles, cross-industry experience, enthusiasm for current best practices and trends. Speaker, author of books and professional articles; honoured with various awards.

Special expertise:

  • Define and implement learning and development strategies emphasising agile learning while focusing on knowledge transfer usability and applicability for learners and also tangibly impacting business results.
  • Create modern learning environments aligned with strategy and future needs.
  • Initiate change processes and support agile transformations including adapting and refining employee qualifications based on continuous learning and new digital learning forms.
  • Develop and implement training and continuing education measures using state-of-the-art methods, approaches and tools, moderate workshops, coach executives.
  • Organisational optimisation based on economic and social/human core values aimed at modern, high-performance corporate culture.

Master of Arts in Adult Education as well as Organisational Development; Agile Culture Coach and Systemic Coach with a strong digital mind set, which combines the tried and tested with innovation; adept at assuming a key role in designing, promoting and implementing future-oriented and ambitious learning strategies, also in sensitising and inspiring interest and acceptance of Learning & Development at all hierarchical levels.

Education

Organisational Development (Distance Learning)                                                             10.2017 — 9.2021

Kaiserslautern University of Technology, Germany

Master of Arts Degree

Agile Culture Coach                                                                                                    
10.2018 — 3.2019

Synnecta

Systemic Coach and Change Manager                                                                            11.2015 —12.2016

INeKO – Institutes at the University of Cologne, Germany

E-learning Facilitator & Designer                                                                                    04.2018 — 7.20140

Office for Continuing Education at the University of Hamburg, Germany

Adult Education (Distance Learning)                                                                                10.2010 — 10.2014

Kaiserslautern University of Technology, Germany

Master of Arts Degree

Oecotrophology                                                                                                          10.1990 — 9.1997

Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Germany

Diploma

Additional Knowledge & Miscellaneous

Languages                    Native German speaker, business fluent English

Publications                 
1. „Lernen auf den Kopf gestellt“ Healthcare Marketing 10/2015
2. „Gesundheit und Arbeit 4.0“ by Professor Dr. Matusiewicz; specific article: „Stärkung der Work Life Balance durch Blended Learning Konzepte“, published by medhochzwei Verlag in autumn 2018
3. Die Bedeutung der Stimm- und Körperpräsenz Organisationsentwicklungen und ihre virtuellen mündlichen internen Kommunikationen. Die Bedeutung der Stimm- und Körperpräsenz GRIN Verlag · 31. Dez. 2021
4. „Omnichannel im Pharma-Vertrieb Grundlagen, Benchmarks und Beispiele für den Pharma-Außendienst“ von Elke Schwarz
a) „E-Mail-Absender „Pharma“: Wie Omnichannel-Manager personalisierte E-Mails als Türöffner nutzen können“
b) „Nachhaltige Veranstaltungen der Pharmaindustrie: Quantensprünge erreichen mit virtuellen und hybriden Formaten“ Springer Gabler Verlag 2021

Awards                        
Human Excellence Award 2014, category: „Learning and Development Strategy”
Human Excellence Award 2015, category: „Knowledge Management”