“Successful givers, it turns out, are just as ambitious as takers and matchers.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“success depends heavily on how we approach our interactions with other people.” — Adam M. Grant 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 Copy Share Image
“I’ll sum up the key to success in one word: generosity,” writes Keith Ferrazzi. “If your interactions are ruled by generosity, your… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“The identification of talent may be the wrong place to start. For many years, psychologists believed that in any domain, success depended… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Even in seemingly independent jobs that rely on raw brainpower, our success depends more on others than we realize.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“giving, with a few adjustments, can also enable people to rise to the top. “Focus attention and energy on making a difference… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“It takes time for givers to build goodwill and trust, but eventually, they establish reputations and relationships that enhance their success.” — Adam M. Grant 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 Copy Share Image
“when givers like David Hornik win, people are rooting for them and supporting them, rather than gunning for them. Givers succeed in… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Based on David Hornik’s story, you might predict that givers achieve the worst results—and you’d be right. Research demonstrates that givers sink… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“So if givers are most likely to land at the bottom of the success ladder, who’s at the top—takers or matchers? Neither.… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“So if givers are most likely to land at the bottom of the success ladder, who’s at the top—takers or matchers? Neither.… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“By developing a strong network, people can gain invaluable access to knowledge, expertise, and influence. Extensive research demonstrates that people with rich… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Although many successful givers start from the default of trusting others’ intentions, they’re also careful to scan their environments to screen for… — Adam M. Grant 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 Copy Share Image
“Whereas success is zero-sum in a group of takers, in groups of givers, it may be true that the whole is greater… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“Many entrepreneurs take plenty of risks—but those are generally the failed entrepreneurs, not the success stories.”47” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“The takers blamed their partners for failures and claimed credit for successes. The givers shouldered the blame for failures and gave their… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“We all have goals for our own individual achievments, and it turns out that the givers who excel are willing to ask… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Speak softly, but carry a big stick. —Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. president” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
