The Humbling Lesson of Teaching

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Transitioning from high-paid corporate consulting to teaching seventh grade math, Angela found the latter to be a significantly tougher challenge. Despite her efforts to help her students by increasing time on task, she realized that effective teaching is not solely about the quantity of time spent but also about other factors. Reflecting on her shortcomings as a teacher, Angela acknowledges that her failures in the classroom have been instrumental in shaping her subsequent pursuits and learnings.

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. On Masters of Scale 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!

Angela discussed her inspiration for distilling complex ideas into accessible wisdom: psychologist William James and his Talks to Teachers.

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