Adam Grant

When young women get called bossy, it's often because they're trying to exercise power without status. It's not a problem that they're…

— Adam Grant

If I had the day off and knew everyone else was voting, I wouldn't miss it. It would become a routine part…

— Adam Grant

No one wants to hear everything that's in your head. They just want you to live up to what comes out of…

— Adam Grant

Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them.

— Adam Grant

Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it…

— Adam Grant

In college, my idea of a productive day was to start writing at 7 A.M. and not leave my chair until dinnertime.

— Adam Grant

Creativity may be hard to nurture, but it's easy to thwart.

— Adam Grant

I have lots of micro-goals of trying to get things done, whatever the amount of time available.

— Adam Grant

People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also…

— Adam Grant

When a salesperson truly cares about you, trust forms, and you're more likely to buy, come back for repeat business, and refer…

— Adam Grant

When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way.

— Adam Grant

To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great…

— Adam Grant

Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers. This profound book shatters that assumption, showing…

— Adam Grant

Kids who evolve into creative adults tend to have a strong moral compass.

— Adam Grant

Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.

— Adam Grant

Being a nice person is about courtesy: you're friendly, polite, agreeable, and accommodating. When people believe they have to be nice in…

— Adam Grant

The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people…

— Adam Grant

If we want girls to receive positive reinforcement for early acts of leadership, let's discourage bossy behavior along with banning bossy labels.…

— Adam Grant

To grow, people need to be challenged.

— Adam Grant

Negative feedback can make people feel inferior.

— Adam Grant

“The fear of being judged as weak or naïve prevents many people from operating like givers at work.”

— Adam Grant

I spend a lot of my time trying to help leaders build cultures of productive givers.

— Adam Grant

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a…

— Adam Grant

“highly successful people have three things in common: motivation, ability, and opportunity.”

— Adam Grant

You want people who choose to follow because they genuinely believe in ideas, not because they're afraid to be punished if they…

— Adam Grant