Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at
Wharton, where he has been the top-rated professor for seven
straight years. He is an expert in how we can find motivation and
meaning, and lead more generous and creative lives. He is the #1
New York Times bestselling author of five books that have sold over
2 million copies and been translated into 35 languages: Give and
Take, Originals, Option B, Power Moves, and with his wife,
Allison Sweet Grant, The Gift Inside the Box. His books have been
recognized as among the year’s best by Amazon, the Financial Times,
Harvard Business Review, and the Wall Street Journal and been
praised by J.J. Abrams, Richard Branson, Bill and Melinda Gates,
Malcolm Gladwell, and Malala Yousafzai.
Adam’s TED talks have been viewed more than 20 million times. He
hosts the chart-topping TED podcast WorkLife. His speaking and
consulting clients include Google, the NBA, Bridgewater, and the
Gates Foundation. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 10
most influential management thinkers, Fortune’s 40 under 40,
Oprah’s Super Soul 100, and a World Economic Forum Young Global
Leader, and received distinguished scientific achievement awards
from the American Psychological Association and the National
Science Foundation. Adam writes for the New York Times on work and
psychology and serves on the Department of Defense Innovation
Board. He received his B.A. from Harvard and his Ph.D. from the
University of Michigan, and he is a former Junior Olympic
springboard diver. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, their
two daughters, and their son.
“Reading Originals made me feel like I was seated across
from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers
thrilled me with his insights and his wonderfully new take on the
world.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author
of Outliers and The Tipping Point
“Part of the fun of Grant’s book is that he redeems behaviors we
typically regard with puritan disdain. . . .
Thought-provoking.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Fresh research, counter-intuitive insights, lively writing,
practical calls to action . . . Grant has a deserved reputation as
an original thinker.”
—The Financial Times
“Grant’s latest looks set to join the required reading lists of
many companies across America.”
—Wired.com
“[Grant] examines what successful non-conformists . . . have in
common, all in an effort to help the rest of us learn how to do
things like bust myths, speak truth to power, and avoid groupthink
without getting sidelined.”
—The Washington Post
“Adam Grant is a serious social scientist, master storyteller and
infectious optimist. . . . Originals is filled with fresh insights
on a broad array of topics that are important to our personal and
professional lives. Mr. Grant has an uncanny ability to infuse a
familiar topic with deeper meaning and leave the reader feeling
hopeful and a little exhilarated.”
—The New York Times DealBook
“This extraordinary, wildly entertaining book sheds new light on
the Age of Disruption. What does it take to make a meaningful
difference? And how can you apply this insight to your own life? By
debunking myths of success stories, challenging long-held beliefs
of process, and finding commonality among those who are agents of
profound change, Adam Grant gives us a powerful new perspective on
not just our place in the world, but our potential to shake it up
entirely.”
—JJ Abrams, director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, co-creator
and executive producer of Lost, and cofounder of Bad Robot
“After launching hundreds of businesses—from airlines to trains,
music to mobile, and now a spaceline—my biggest challenges and
successes have come from convincing other people to see the world
differently. Originals reveals how that can be done and will help
you inspire creativity and change.”
—Sir Richard Branson, founder of The Virgin Group
“Originals is a fascinating, eye-opening read that will help
you not just recognize your own unique gifts, but find the strength
to challenge conventional wisdom to bring them to life. Using
surprising studies and riveting stories, Adam Grant brilliantly
shows us how to champion new ideas, bust persistent myths that hold
us back and change not only our lives, but our world.”
—Arianna Huffington, cofounder and editor-in-chief of The
Huffington Post, and author of Thrive
“It can sometimes seem as if one must learn everything old before
one can try anything new. Adam Grant does a masterful job showing
that is not the case; we are lucky to have him as a guide.”
—Peter Thiel, cofounder of PayPal and Palantir, and author of Zero
to One
“An urgent must read, a seminal work that will surprise you on
every single page. Adam Grant has reset our expectations for what
it means to be creative and what's required to make a difference.
Share it with someone you care about.”
—Seth Godin, author of Linchpin
Praise for Give and Take
“As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a book—it’s a new and
shining worldview. Adam Grant is one of the great social scientists
of our time, and Give and Take is brimming with life-changing
insights.”
—Susan Cain, author of Quiet
“Give and Take is a truly exhilarating book—the rare work that will
shatter your assumptions about how the world works and keep your
brain firing for weeks after you’ve turned the last page.”
—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell Is Human
“I love Give and Take, which shows that givers get ahead and nice
guys don’t finish last.”
—Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive and president of the
Huffington Post Media Group
“Now shaking up the business world: science that may change the way
the world does business.”
—Willie Geist, Today show
“Adam Grant’s Give and Take is an excellent book. Hard work, luck,
and talent are important, but giving makes the difference.”
—Alex Stubb, prime minister of Finland
“Give and Take is like a fundamental outline as to how to be
successful. . . . Highly recommended read.”
—Ashton Kutcher, actor, director, and technology investor
“Give and Take is a very interesting book. . . . I can’t put it
down.”
—Ryan Seacrest, host of American Idol
“Give and Take just might be the most important book of this young
century. As insightful and entertaining as Malcolm Gladwell at his
best, this book has profound implications for how we manage our
careers, deal with our friends and relatives, raise our children,
and design our institutions. This gem is a joy to read, and it
shatters the myth that greed is the path to success.”
—Robert Sutton, author of The No *sshole Rule and Good Boss, Bad
Boss
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