Hidden Potential

Outline

Hidden Potential (2023) argues that achievement depends less on natural talent and more on how people grow. Adam Grant explains how character skills such as discipline, determination, and the ability to learn from discomfort help people improve, and how the right support and systems can unlock potential in individuals, schools, and teams. The book is full of research and inspiring stories.

• Achievement depends less on natural talent and more on how a person grows over time.
• Character skills such as discipline, determination, and the ability to learn from discomfort help people improve.
• Learning from discomfort, rather than avoiding it, is part of how people build lasting progress.
• The right support and systems can unlock potential in individuals, schools, and teams.
• Feedback and supportive relationships turn growth into achievement that lasts.

Adam Grant is an American organisational psychologist and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is one of the world’s most influential management thinkers and hosts a popular podcast about work. His books include Give and Take, Originals, Think Again, and Hidden Potential, all of which became bestsellers.