The 12 Books of Christmas | Adam Grant on The Science of Achieving Greatness

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🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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To celebrate 2024, we’re taking a look backwards, and diving into the standout thinkers who have taken to the Intelligence Squared stage in the past 12 months. You might still be on the hunt for that perfect gift for the avid reader in your life, or perhaps you’re after some food for thought over the festive period. Either way, this 12 episode mini series will highlight the books that shaped 2024. We hope you’ll join us in 2025 for more events that intrigue, fascinate and entertain. Organisational psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant is one of the most sought-after business minds in the world and has provided expert advice to many of the world’s greatest business leaders, including Bill Gates and Sheryl Sandberg, equipping them with the mental tools to find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions, and achieve greatness in their business and personal lives. For this Intelligence Squared live event, Grant joined economic journalist, FT senior columnist and author Tim Harford live on stage, to discuss how to achieve great results and the themes of Grant’s latest book, Hidden Potential. If you'd like to get access to all of our longer form interviews and members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
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0:55.9	unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment, and you
0:58.4	should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Welcome to Intelligence Squared where
1:04.0	great minds meet. I'm head of programming, Connick Boyle. We're looking back at some of our
1:09.0	favourite books of the year in our 12 books of Christmas.
1:12.6	Today's episode is with author and psychologist Adam Grant. Grant joined us alongside columnist
1:19.2	Tim Harford to discuss the science behind achieving success in work and in life. Themes from
1:25.7	his book, Hidden Potential,
1:29.3	The Science of Achieving Greater Things.
1:31.2	Let's go to the episode now.
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