Strengths of Courage
The difference between hesitation and decisive action often comes down to courage. The strengths of courage are the habits of choosing what is right and necessary despite discomfort or risk. For individuals, these strengths remove the internal barriers that keep them from acting on their goals. For teams, they turn aspiration into momentum, helping the group confront uncertainty, learn quickly, and protect trust even when stakes run high.
Courage is the keystone of this cluster, anchoring every other strength in a willingness to take principled risks. Teams rely on it to call out blind spots, defend high standards, and experiment before certainty arrives. Persistence keeps forward motion when the first attempt falls short, ensuring that both individuals and teams finish the hard things they start and uphold commitments when friction mounts. Grit broadens that staying power into a long-haul discipline, aligning day-to-day effort with a shared horizon so the team can push through plateaus rather than surrendering to the comfort of “good enough.”
While resolve fuels action, authentic alignment keeps it meaningful. Authenticity gives each person permission to show up whole, making room for dissenting views and honest signals that sharpen collective judgment. Courageous teams use that candor to reduce politics, accelerate decisions, and build durable cohesion. Finally, Vitality infuses the hard work with energy and joy, reminding individuals to renew themselves and one another so that the pursuit of ambitious outcomes does not burn out the very people doing the work.
Together, these virtues empower high-performing teams to face fear, stay in the fight, and thrive while they do it.