WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT'S OBSESSED WITH TALENT. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We can all improve at improving. And when opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to build a door. Hidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Weaving together groundbreaking evidence, surprising insights, and vivid storytelling, Adam Grant shows us that progress depends less on how hard you work than how well you learn.
Grant explores how to build the character skills and motivational structures to realize our own potential, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked.
WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT'S OBSESSED WITH TALENT. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We can all improve at improving. And when opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to build a door. Hidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Weaving together groundbreaking evidence, surprising insights, and vivid storytelling, Adam Grant shows us that progress depends less on how hard you work than how well you learn.
Grant explores how to build the character skills and motivational structures to realize our own potential, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked.