Hidden Potential
By Adam Grant
- Genre
- Psychology, Philosophy & Personal Development
- Publisher
- Viking (Penguin Random House)
- Publication year
- 2023
- ISBN
- 9780593653142
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things is a work of nonfiction by the organizational psychologist Adam Grant, published by Viking in October 2023. It argues that achievement depends more on how we learn than on innate talent. It was a #1 New York Times bestseller.
We tend to equate potential with early talent, but Adam Grant argues we have it backwards. Hidden Potential contends that the heights people reach depend less on natural ability than on how they learn - the character skills, habits and opportunity structures that let ordinary people achieve extraordinary things. Grant gathers evidence and stories, from late bloomers to overlooked students to unlikely experts, to show that growth is more available, and more teachable, than we assume. He is especially interested in how schools, teams and systems can unlock talent that credentials and test scores miss. intendle recommends it for parents, teachers, managers and anyone who suspects they have more in them than their resume shows. A #1 New York Times bestseller and a Goodreads Choice nominee, it is characteristically brisk, evidence-based and encouraging. Its message is quietly democratic: potential is not fixed at birth, and the systems around us can help far more of it emerge.