# Achieving greater things with Adam Grant

- Show: [How I Built This](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this)
- Published: 2024-03-21
- Length: 37m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant

## Summary

Organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant joins Guy Raz to discuss his book 'Hidden Potential,' arguing that character skills developed early in life are more predictive of success than innate genius. Grant shares frameworks for overcoming ego, leveraging the 'Tudor effect' by teaching to learn, and redesigning workplace systems to reward collaboration over individual narcissism. He also introduces the 'reflected best self portrait' exercise as a tool for individuals to uncover their hidden strengths through the eyes of others.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant#t=0) Introduction: Adam Grant and Hidden Potential
- [2:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant#t=169) Character Skills vs. Cognitive Skills
- [5:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant#t=340) Developing Social Skills and Overcoming Ego
- [10:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant#t=613) Learning by Doing and the Tudor Effect
- [15:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant#t=942) Managing Ego and Imposter Syndrome
- [24:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant#t=1445) Narcissism in Teams and Collaborative Incentives
- [30:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant#t=1852) Asking for Advice vs. Feedback
- [34:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-03-21-achieving-greater-things-with-adam-grant#t=2063) The Reflected Best Self Portrait Exercise

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things (product)
- Corning (company)
- Gorilla Glass (product)
- MGA Entertainment (company)
- Bratz (product)
- Barbie (product)
- Ego is the Enemy (product)
- WorkLife (product)
- Rethinking (product)

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