Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist, professor, author
Adam Grant is a world-renowned organizational psychologist, a distinguished professor at the Wharton School of business, and the author of four New York Times bestselling books: Give and Take, Originals, Option B, Power Moves, and Think Again. His work has been lauded by publications like the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times as well as by several world leaders, including Daniel Kahneman, Bill and Melinda Gates, and Malala Yousafzai, for helping people find meaning and motivation at work. Grant also proliferates his philosophies through TED talks and keynote speeches, his podcast WorkLife , and his newsletter GRANTED .
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Givers succeed in a way that creates a ripple effect influencing the success of others around them.
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Foster Productive Generosity
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In his New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book, Give and Take, Adam Grant explains how the tendency to operate as a giver or a taker has a surprising impact on success. In today's world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return and they often rise to the top. Creating a culture of giving behavior has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities. Run this flight, developed with Adam Grant, to gather ideas to build a culture of fostering giving behavior and revolutionize your company.
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Areas in which the company should reprioritize its giving tendencies