Givers Quote by Adam M. Grant

“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

“Good givers are great getters; they make everybody better,” Simmons explains.”

— Adam M. Grant

“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 to the…

— Adam M. Grant

“There’s even evidence that compared with takers, on average, givers earn 14 percent less money, have twice the risk of becoming victims of crimes,…

— Adam M. Grant

“value the perspectives and interests of others, givers are more inclined toward asking questions than offering answers, talking tentatively than boldly, admitting their weaknesses…

— Adam M. Grant

“selfless givers are more inclined to sprinkle their giving throughout their days, helping whenever people need them. This can become highly distracting and exhausting,…

— Adam M. Grant

“when givers like David Hornik win, people are rooting for them and supporting them, rather than gunning for them. Givers succeed in a way…

— Adam M. Grant

“when everyone contributes, the pie is larger, and givers are no longer stuck contributing far more than they get.”

— Adam M. Grant

“So if givers are most likely to land at the bottom of the success ladder, who’s at the top—takers or matchers? Neither. When I…

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“If I asked you to guess who’s the most likely to end up at the bottom of the success ladder, what would you say—takers,…

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“Takers tend to worry that revealing weaknesses will compromise their dominance and authority. Givers are much more comfortable expressing vulnerability: they’re interested in helping…

— Adam M. Grant

“Successful givers, it turns out, are just as ambitious as takers and matchers.”

— Adam M. Grant