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Angela Duckworth

Professor

University of Pennsylvania

Angela Duckworth is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, she has advised the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs.

Before her academic career, she worked as a McKinsey consultant and as a math and science teacher in public schools in New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. She also founded a summer program for underserved children and co-founded Character Lab, a nonprofit focused on helping children thrive using scientific insights.

Her TED Talk is one of the most viewed of all time. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance and the recently released Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best.

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Why grit isn’t enough
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Never underestimate your first idea
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