What Actually Sets High Achievers Apart?

What sets high achievers apart from everyone else?

This is the question that University of Pennsylvania professor Angela Duckworth has spent years trying to answer. While others might have focused on innate intelligence or talent, her research pointed her to grit: a combination of passion and perseverance that allows those who have it—or build it—to thrive.

In this Q&A with Duckworth, she explains why leaders’ situations often matters as much as their mindsets and behaviors, offers advice on how to diagnose and change a bad work situation, and outlines what managers and organizations can do to create workplaces that bring out the best in their people.

Alison Beard

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