The Grit Factor in Leadership by Jeff Van Straten, Sidney Moncrief

Leadership isn’t learned in theory. It’s tested when the company is struggling, the team isunder pressure, and the next decision matters. Jeff Van Straten has lived those moments in two very different arenas. As a five-time CEO and president of multiple companies, he led multimillion-dollar businesses through financial and cultural turnarounds. As a golf coach, he built championship programs and led a high school team to aDivision 1 state title, while coaching athletes at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. In G.R.I.T.: Leadership Lessons from the Golf Course, Jeff turns those hard-earned lessons into eighteen practical leadership principles, one for each hole. Through real stories from the boardroom and the course, he shows how growth, resilience, intentionality, and tenacity help leaders make better decisions, respond to setbacks, build stronger teams, and perform when the stakes are high. Whether you lead a company, coach a team, or simply want to become a stronger leader, this isn’t leadership theory. It’s a field-tested guide to getting better, staying steady under pressure, and finishing strong.