“Dissenting opinions are useful even when they’re wrong. Nemeth” — Adam M. Grant Opinions Copy Share Image
“Common ground is a major influence on giving behaviors.” — Adam M. Grant Common ground Copy Share Image
“The art of advocacy is to lead you to my conclusion on your terms.” — Adam M. Grant Advocacy Copy Share Image
“Many people fail to achieve originality because they generate a few ideas and then obsess about refining them to perfection.” — Adam M. Grant Creativity Copy Share Image
“The presence of a single giver was enough to establish a norm of giving.” — Adam M. Grant Giver Copy Share Image
“Progress always involves risk. You can’t steal second and keep one foot on first base.” — Adam M. Grant Baseball Copy Share Image
“The more successful people have been in the past, the worse they perform when they enter a new environment.” — Adam M. Grant Environment Copy Share Image
“Empathy is a pervasive force behind giving behaviors, but it’s also a major source of vulnerability.” — Adam M. Grant Empathy Copy Share Image
“Dormant ties offer the access to novel information that weak ties afford, but without the discomfort” — Adam M. Grant Dormant Copy Share Image
“hiring stars is advantageous neither to stars themselves, in terms of their performance, nor to hiring companies in terms of their market… — Adam M. Grant Investing Copy Share Image
“there’s a fine line between having a strong culture and operating like a cult. For” — Adam M. Grant Cult Copy Share Image
“In a classic experiment, when people received help from one peer, they were more likely to give help to another peer, matching… — Adam M. Grant Social responsibility Copy Share Image
“research shows that people who regularly seek advice and help from knowledgeable colleagues are actually rated more favorably by supervisors than those… — Adam M. Grant Supervisors Copy Share Image
“Takers, the study’s authors report, “attain influence because they behave in ways that make them appear competent—even when they actually lack competence.” — Adam M. Grant Books Copy Share Image
“When the average candidate was clumsy, audiences liked him even less. But when the expert was clumsy, audiences liked him even more.… — Adam M. Grant Pratfall Effect Copy Share Image
“by asking for help, you’re creating an opportunity for them to express their values and feel valued. By asking for a five-minute… — Adam M. Grant Asking for help Copy Share Image
“giving was the only characteristic to predict performance: it didn’t matter whether the salespeople were conscientious or carefree, extroverted or introverted, emotionally… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Finding the right mentor is not always easy. But we can locate role models in a more accessible place: the stories of… — Adam M. Grant History Copy Share Image
“Today, we have compelling evidence that interest precedes the development of talent. It turns out that motivation is the reason that people… — Adam M. Grant First place Copy Share Image
“what about Bill Gates, famous for dropping out of Harvard to start Microsoft? When Gates sold a new software program as a… — Adam M. Grant Risk takers Copy Share Image
“Of course, natural talent also matters, but once you have a pool of candidates above the threshold of necessary potential, grit is… — Adam M. Grant Grit Copy Share Image
“Salk’s coworkers from Pittsburgh… had come expecting to be honored by their boss. A tribute seemed essential, and long overdue.” This was… — Adam M. Grant Father figure Copy Share Image
“Meyer’s reluctance to take credit might have cost him some fame in the short run, but he wasn’t worried about it. He… — Adam M. Grant Meyer Says Copy Share Image
“Research by Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson shows that in the type of psychologically safe environment that Meyer helped create, people… — Adam M. Grant Engineering Copy Share Image
“Edison’s “1,093 patents notwithstanding, the number of truly superlative creative achievements can probably be counted on the fingers of one hand.” It’s… — Adam M. Grant Creativity Copy Share Image
“Research shows that takers harbor doubts about others’ intentions, so they monitor vigilantly for information that others might harm them, treating others… — Adam M. Grant Distrust Copy Share Image
“The opposite of a taker’s powerful communication style is called powerless communication. Powerless communicators tend to speak less assertively, expressing plenty of… — Adam M. Grant Communication Copy Share Image
“In light of this evidence, Bryan suggests that we should embrace nouns more thoughtfully. “Don’t Drink and Drive” could be rephrased as:… — Adam M. Grant Drink and drive Copy Share Image
“givers and takers differ in their attitudes and actions toward other people. If you’re a taker, you help others strategically, when the… — Adam M. Grant Help others Copy Share Image
“Entering negotiations, takers typically work to establish a dominant position. Had Annie been a taker, she might have compiled a list of… — Adam M. Grant Elementary school Copy Share Image
“When Galileo made his astonishing discovery of mountains on the moon, his telescope didn’t actually have enough magnifying power to support that… — Adam M. Grant Galileo Copy Share Image
“If I asked you to guess who’s the most likely to end up at the bottom of the success ladder, what would… — Adam M. Grant Givers Copy Share Image
“Abraham Lincoln is usually regarded as the greatest of all American presidents. When experts rated the presidents on the desire to please… — Adam M. Grant Abraham lincoln Copy Share Image
“escalation of commitment to a losing course of action. Over the past four decades, extensive research led by Staw shows that once… — Adam M. Grant Customer Copy Share Image
“Thinking about oneself invokes the logic of consequence: Will I get sick? Doctors and nurses can answer swiftly with a no: I… — Adam M. Grant Doctor Copy Share Image
