“We all have goals for our own individual achievments, and it turns out that the givers who excel are willing to ask for help when they need it. Successful givers are every bit as ambitious as takers and matchers. They… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“When people assume that others aren’t givers, they act and speak in ways that discourage others from giving, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. As a structured form of giving, the Reciprocity Ring is designed to disrupt this self-fulfilling prophecy. The first… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“the higher the psychological safety in a unit, the fewer errors they made. Why? In the units that lacked psychological safety, health care professionals… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“And in the long run, research shows that the mistakes we regret are not errors of commission, but errors of omission. If we could… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“Although many successful givers start from the default of trusting others’ intentions, they’re also careful to scan their environments to screen for potential takers,… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“I want to debunk the myth that originality requires extreme risk taking and persuade you that originals are actually far more ordinary than we… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“I was dismayed to discover that even today, speaking while female remains notoriously difficult. Across cultures, there’s a rich body of evidence showing that… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“Setting high expectations is so important,” Skender says. “You have to push people, make them stretch and do more than they think possible.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“analysts were more likely to maintain their star performance if they worked with high-quality colleagues in their teams and departments. The star analysts relied… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“Speak softly, but carry a big stick. —Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. president” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“When our audiences are skeptical, the more we try to dominate them, the more they resist. Even with a receptive audience, dominance is a… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“Whereas success is zero-sum in a group of takers, in groups of givers, it may be true that the whole is greater than the… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“Tim Long adds that “there’s something magical about getting the reputation as someone who cares about others more than yourself. It redounds to your… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“In a classic experiment, when people received help from one peer, they were more likely to give help to another peer, matching by following… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share
