Into the Storm

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Tenacious Creativity

 

Strategy #10Never give up—there's always another move.

 

Teams that succeed in the face of extreme adversity share two complementary characteristics: They persevere in the face of enormous odds, and they devise imaginative solutions to problems. These two elements—determination and creativity under pressure—make a team unstoppable.

All the Ramblers brought their own sense of resolve to the team. For Ed Psaltis, his determination started in sports:

I played rugby football and was reasonably good. I might not have had as much talent as my other schoolmates, but I had a lot of tenacity. I never gave up. If we lost a game, ...