Book Titles

Hidden Potential
The Science of Achieving Greater Things

By Adam Grant

Year Published: 2023
ISBN-13: ISBN-13 978-0593653142
Categories: Achievement, Potential, Science

119 Quotes Found

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Hidden Potential:

Research demonstrates that when organizations have cultures that prize results above relationships, if they have a leader who puts people first, they actually achieve greater performance gains.

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Hidden Potential:

…when teams are proactive, bringing many ideas and suggestions to the table, it [is] introverts who [lead] them to achieve greater things.

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With a team of sponges, the best leader is not the person who talks the most, but the one who listens the most.

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To unearth the hidden potential in teams, instead of brainstorming, we’re better off shifting to a process called brainwriting. The initial steps are solo.

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The brainwriting process makes sure that all ideas are brought to the table and all voices are brought into the conversation.

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It takes collective judgment to find the signal in the noise.

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Weak leaders silence voice and shoot the messenger. Strong leaders welcome voice and thank the messenger. Great leaders build systems to amplify voice and elevate the messenger.

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Our greatest potential isn’t always hidden inside us – sometimes it sparks between us, and sometimes it comes from outside our team altogether.

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In life, there are few things more consequential than the judgments people make of our potential.

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It’s a mistake to judge people solely by the heights they’ve achieved.

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