Success looks different for everybody. But author and psychologist Angela Duckworth has found that whether we achieve success, or even seek it, may hinge on a characteristic that she calls “grit.” Angela’s 2016 bestseller “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” quickly became a must-read for business leaders. In this interview with Masters of Scale host Jeff Berman, she describes her unlikely path to scaling the impact of her work, through becoming a public intellectual. We hear why she studied commonalities among high-achieving individuals, her top advice for founders, and why grit alone is not enough. Plus we get the scoop on Angela’s next book!
Chapters:
00:00 Discovering her passion for children’s education
05:59 Uncovering the intellectual potential of children
17:51 What Angela learned working in NYC public schools
21:14 Pivoting to a career in psychology
29:23 Angela Duckworth on choosing to study grit
32:50 Angela’s rise to becoming a “public intellectual”
51:04 Angela Duckworth on her new book
54:15 Angela’s two pieces of advice to founders