
Give and Take
Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
Adam Grant
For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. In Give and Take, Adam Grant, an award-winning researcher and Wharton’s highest-rated professor, examines the surprising forces...
Publish Date
2014-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
2014-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
First Published in 2013
Goodreads rating
4.07
ISBN
9780315782143
Recommendations
17
Recommendations
I love Give and Take, which shows that givers get ahead and nice guys don’t finish last. – source
2014-03-26T16:12:00.000Z
Gotta say, I'm pretty flattered every time asks me if I've read @AdamMGrant book Give and Take. Good guy. Good book. – source2014-04-12T19:09:35.000Z
My new favorite book. Please read it sooner than later. Pop quiz next Wednesday. #giveandtake @AdamMGrant #TheProfit – source2019-12-06T12:39:16.000Z
@jgcarrier Douglass McGregor's Theory Y from "The Human Side of Enterprise" is must-learn. Adam Grant's "Give and Take;" Daniel Pink's "Drive." A few more here ---> – sourceA 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. – source
2014-07-02T18:33:49.000Z
[email protected]'s "Give and Take" is and excellent book. Hard work, luck and talent are important, but giving makes the difference. – source2014-03-26T09:12:00.000Z
If you feel you are too generous, or too greedy, or are wary and insist on reciprocation, consider reading this research-based look at the subject of these different personality types. Counter-intuitive findings. – sourceDefines a road to success marked by new ways of relating to colleagues and customers as well as new ways of growing a business. – source
Packed with cutting-edge research, concrete examples, and deep insight, Give and Take offers extraordinarily thought-provoking—and often surprising—conclusions about how our interactions with others drive our success and happiness. – source
As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a book—it’s a new and shining worldview. – source
2016-01-01T16:12:44.000Z
Favorite books that are missing from picture: Friend & Foe by @AdamGalinsky @ME_Schweitzer AND Give & Take by @AdamMGrant – source2021-05-04T20:51:56.000Z
@gideon_wainaina Thank you. Mostly a whole lot of punches to the face. :) My favorite book that really helped me formulate a lot of my approach is Give and Take by @AdamMGrant. – sourceThis book holds the key to a more satisfied and productive workplace, better customer relationships, and higher profits. – source