But, sometimes men have an advantage in their confidence. I think women have passion for what they do, they are at least as hard working, and at least as resilient. I think women are at least as gritty as men. Do you have any advice for women in particular about cultivating grit in the workplace? You’ll influence individuals through your group dynamic, through your shared cultural values, through the rituals you share as a team. And if you are leading, create a microculture in your team that promotes this kind of growth. So, if you want to be gritty, join a gritty company like Adobe. It’s not always obvious to people, but you can become more gritty if you are part of a gritty culture or a gritty group. Who wants to get up every single day and, no matter how good you are, ask how you can get better? Not everyone, but gritty people do. No matter what it is that you are pursuing, ask yourself: what can I do that’s slightly better? What’s one small thing that will improve my performance compared to yesterday? They live their whole lives trying to get better at one small thing after another so that, cumulatively, they get better at one big thing. They are, in a strange way, satisfied to be unsatisfied. The thing about gritty people is that they are never satisfied. But, I think the commonality, no matter what you’re pursuing, is an intentional improvement cycle. If you’re trying to be a grittier athlete, it’s different from trying to be a grittier salesperson. I think for different people it varies because what they’re pursuing is different. How can we be grittier in our day-to-day lives? They’re always trying to get better and they’re intentional about it. They’ve ritualized practice and reflection. What are some of the common personality traits or habits that you see in people who have grit? Great things simply don’t happen overnight. So what is it that makes grit so essential? I think it’s the nature of what you’re trying to do-if it’s something that’s going to take years and decades to accomplish, if it’s something that isn’t going to work the first time or the second time or the tenth time, so that you’re continually having to try again-that’s when I think grit is important. But, for high achievement, I found that grit out-predicted many, many other things. Why does grit matter so much?įirst, grit matters for doing something really challenging (not filling out your taxes or doing your homework). In your research, you found that grit is a better predictor of success than IQ, income, and other factors. We asked Angela what it means to have grit ━ she defines it as passion and perseverance for long-term goals ━ how people can get a little grittier, and what it all has to do with happiness. Today, she’s a professor and researcher on grit and self control, a winner of the MacArthur “genius” grant, and the founder and CEO of Character Lab. She realized how much effort matters when it comes to success, and went on to study why some people work harder and longer than others. In her late twenties, Angela left a consulting job to teach seventh-grade math. Angela Duckworth on Grit, Work, and HappinessĪngela Duckworth speaks at Adobe’s Worldwide Sales Conference in December 2017.Īt our recent worldwide sales conference, we had the chance to sit down with Angela Duckworth, whose TED Talk, “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,” is one of the most-viewed of all time.
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