Big Potential
by Shawn Achor
Achor argues that individual potential is capped and that 'big potential' comes from helping others succeed: surround yourself with positive influencers, expand power to others, enhance resources, defend against negativity, sustain gains. It is a hopeful corrective to solo achievement, with research and corporate examples.
Read it if…
you have maxed out your individual effort and want the next lever.
Skip it if…
you want personal productivity; the thesis is that it is the wrong focus.
Three things you will actually use
- Build a star system, not a lone star.
- Praise others; it raises the whole group.
- Defend the group against negative influence.
Do this first
Identify one person whose success you can advance this week, and do it.
Our verdict
Hopeful and practical; a collaborative view of success.
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