Keynote Speaker

Angela Duckworth

Author of Grit, the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Researcher, Professor, and Advisor

Why Angela’s perfect for Workhuman Live:

At a time when burnout threatens workplace culture, Angela teaches leaders  how to create sustainable passion and perseverance in their teams – rather than short-term intensity that fizzles fast.

17 million views and counting ...

Angela’s mesmerizing PSA on grit – and her fascinating approach to researching it – remains one of the highest viewed TED Talks of all time.

About Angela

Angela Duckworth is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Duckworth has advised the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Prior to her career in research, she founded a summer school for underserved children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher in the public schools of New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.

Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.

Angela completed her undergraduate degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude. With the support of a Marshall Scholarship, she completed an MSc with Distinction in Neuroscience from Oxford University. She completed her PhD in Psychology as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Her TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her first book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, is a #1 New York Times best seller.

Why attend

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Keynote

Tuesday, April 28, 10:05AM - 10:50AM

Grit in the New Era of Work: Pursuing Resilience

It was the core components of grit – courage, conscientiousness, perseverance, resilience, and passion – that shone through the acts of heroism we’ve witnessed through the crises of the last few years. We all cultivated our own resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges, whether moving to a hybrid model or battling economic uncertainty. Angela Duckworth’s pioneering work on grit is a guiding light as we continue to grow in the new era of work.

How can we capitalize on the skills that helped us get through our recent challenges? And how should we address our renewed priorities, and pursue goals that serve our higher selves over the long-term? Drawing from her landmark research, Angela shows us how to adapt to a new way of living. This timely and practical presentation will help audiences recognize their inner fortitude, nurture their true potential, and prepare to flourish – not merely survive – in the face of whatever may be around the next bend.

Angela Duckworth