6 thoughts on “Dumb Words: \”Sticktoitiveness\”

  1. Marci says:

    *sings* STICK-TO-IT-TIVITY! If you’ve got that stuff!
    STICK-TO-IT-TIVITY! Never lost a fight!
    Or however that Disney song goes…
    -m

  2. John Goerzen says:

    Wow, another variant. I had no idea!

  3. Gary says:

    I hadn’t realised this was part of the vernacular, I’ve been using it for about 10 years. Can anyone tell me from whence it came?

    1. John C. says:

      Yes; it comes from Ken Blanchard’s work on Situational Leadership and, specifically, can be found on his 1989 audio cassette series, from CareerTrack Publications.

      1. Anonymous says:

        sticktoitiveness was used frequently when I was a kid, and that was a long, long time before 1989.

      2. Anonymous says:

        sticktoitiveness was used frequently when I was a kid, and that was a long, long time before 1989.

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