Hidden Potential
The Science of Achieving Greater Things
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- Cultivate your latent abilities, allowing you to achieve greater personal and professional success.
- Step out of comfort zones, leading to increased resilience and adaptability in facing challenges.
- Develop a mindset focused on continuous improvement and learning, which can enhance your overall performance.
- Create more meaningful relationships and networks that support their growth and success.

This remarkable book reveals what it takes to become a better version of yourself. Adam Grant lights the way to developing talents that once seemed beyond your abilities and achieving goals that once seemed out of reachย
โย James Clear, author of ATOMIC HABITS
“Hidden Potential” is an exploration of human capability and achievement. Adam Grant, drawing on extensive research and compelling real-world examples, demonstrates that success is not determined by innate talent alone but by our ability to grow, learn, and persist in the face of challenges.
This book is about recognizing and cultivating the untapped abilities within ourselves and others. Grant shows how character skills like proactivity, discipline, and determination often matter more than cognitive abilities in achieving long-term success. He explains why embracing discomfort and starting tasks before feeling fully prepared can lead to remarkable progress.
Readers will learn:
โข How to develop crucial character skills that drive success
โข Strategies for overcoming perfectionism and embracing productive failure
โข Techniques for enhancing motivation and maintaining progress
โข Methods for creating systems that reveal and nurture hidden potential
โข Leadership approaches that elevate team performance and individual growth
“Hidden Potential” offers a transformative approach to understanding and maximizing human capabilities. It provides actionable insights for individuals to surpass their perceived limitations and for organizations to create environments where talent can flourish.
Grant’s engaging writing style and evidence-based recommendations make this book an essential read for anyone looking to achieve greater things in their personal and professional lives
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The book: "Hidden Potential" Is perfect for:
โข Professionals seeking to advance their careers and improve performance
โข Leaders and managers aiming to develop talent within their organizations
โข Educators interested in fostering student potential
โข Parents looking to support their children’s growth and achievement
โข Anyone interested in personal development and reaching their full potential
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Meet the author
Author biography
Adam Grant is a renowned organizational psychologist, bestselling author, and the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and his B.A. from Harvard University. Grant’s research focuses on how we can find motivation, build resilience, and lead more generous and creative lives. His books, including “Give and Take,” have been translated into 35 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
As Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years, Grant has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and Fortune’s 40 under 40. His TED talks have been viewed over 25 million times, and he hosts the chart-topping TED podcast WorkLife. Grant’s insights have been featured in The New York Times bestseller list and praised by influential figures like Bill and Melinda Gates. A former advertising director and professional magician, Grant now uses his diverse experiences to enlighten audiences about the science of motivation, generosity, and creativity. He lives in Philadelphia with his family.
Book testimonials
This is a book that should be read by parents, leaders, coaches, and every school board member in America. Adam Grant reveals that everything you think about developing potential is wrongย
โย Mark Cuban, Shark Tank investor, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and cofounder of Cost Plus Drugs
Grant takes the reader on a whistle-stop tour of the factors that lead to success . . . Policymakers and executives ought to play close attention to the final section of the book: how to build structures that create opportunity for allย
โย Financial Times
Very good… Explores how most talented and successful people were not born that way; they are simply better at learning. It’s an enjoyable exploration into the difference between character and personalityย
โย The Times
This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would’ve helped me find a more joyful path to progressย
โย Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion
I readย Hidden Potentialย in one sitting, loved it, and have been thinking about it ever since. Which is the highest praise I can give a book. This is Adam Grant’s finest work-it will inspire you to bigger dreamsย
โย Malcolm Gladwell, author of OUTLIERS and host of REVISIONIST HISTORY podcast