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Unlock Your Team’s Hidden Potential with Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist, The Wharton School, and Author

No one is perfect at a task or skill the first time they attempt it, but luckily where someone starts doesn’t determine how far they can go with solid guidance and practice. According to organizational psychologist Adam Grant, we all have more potential than we realize.

In this lesson from his 10-part expert class, Adam discusses focusing on others’ growth capabilities and why the best leaders act as coaches.

Unlock Your Team’s Hidden Potential with Adam Grant
8 mins
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Sustaining Excellence with Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman
4 mins
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How to Fail Intelligently with Amy Edmondson
7 mins
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The Unspoken Rules to Starting Your Career Off Right with Gorick Ng
4 mins
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Leading Through Anxiety with Jesse Eisenberg
5 mins
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Getting Along at Work with Amy Gallo
5 mins
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Facing Change With Enthusiasm with Cassandra Worthy
6 mins
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The 6 Disciplines of Strategic Thinking with Michael Watkins
5 mins
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Becoming an Artful Gatherer with Priya Parker
8 mins
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How to Become an Organizational Friction Fixer with Bob Sutton
7mins
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Four Steps for Personalizing Customer Experiences at Scale with Will Guidara
3mins
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Four Guiding Principles for Using AI with Ethan Mollick
7mins
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Making an Impact at Work: Four Steps for Building a High-Impact Team with Liz Wiseman
4mins
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AI and the Future of Civilization with Yuval Noah Harari
5mins
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Move from Empathy to Compassion with Ron Garan, Former NASA Astronaut
4mins
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Balancing Your Approach to Running a Team with Suzy Welch, Professor of Management Practice, NYU Stern School of Business
6mins
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A Spy’s #1 Tool for Eliciting Secrets, with Andrew Bustamante, Former CIA Officer
4mins
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Let Go of Perfectionism with Oliver Burkeman, Author of Meditations for Mortals
6mins
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Making Hard Decisions the Smart Way with Ben Horowitz, Founding Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
6 mins
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Scaling Your Craft with AI with Willonius Hatcher, Comedian and AI Storyteller
6 mins

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