Adam Grant | Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things | Talks at Google

Adam is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, bestselling author of “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know,” and host of the chart-topping podcasts WorkLife & Re:Thinking. He joins us to discuss his much anticipated upcoming book Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things. Get the book here: Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist and is regarded as one of the world’s top influential management thinkers. Recognized in Fortune’s 40 under 40, Adam is also the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 5 books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 45 languages: Think Again, Give and Take, Originals, Option B, and Power Moves. His books have been named among the year’s best by Amazon, Apple, the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. Adam hosts the TED podcasts Re:Thinking and WorkLife and was voted the audience’s favorite speaker at The Nantucket Project. His speaking and consulting clients include Google, the NBA, Bridgewater and The Gates Foundation. He writes on work and psychology for the New York Times, has served on the Defense Innovation Board at the Pentagon and has been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He has over 8 million followers on social media and features new insights in his free monthly newsletter, GRANTED. Adam is the founder and host of the Authors@Wharton speaker series, is the co-director of Wharton People Analytics, is the co-founder of Givitas, a knowledge collaboration platform, and is an angel investor in startups in HR, culture, technology and consumer products. He earned his Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan and his B.A. from Harvard University, magna cum laude with highest honors. He has received awards for distinguished scholarly achievement from the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Association and the National Science Foundation. He is recognized as one of the world’s most-cited, most prolific and most influential researchers in business and economics. His pioneering research has increased performance and reduced burnout among engineers, teachers and salespeople, and motivated safety behaviors among doctors, nurses, and lifeguards. He is a former magician and Junior Olympic springboard diver. Moderated by Brian Glaser, Vice President of People Development.