Adam Grant Quotes

• The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.

  Adam Grant

  Meaningful, Helping Others, Way

  Twitter post from Mar 25, 2014

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• Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.

  Adam Grant

  Differences, Focus, Making A Difference

  Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.181, Penguin

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• Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

  Adam Grant

  Appreciation, Time, Worry

  Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.12, Penguin

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• People tend to have one of three 'styles' of interaction. There are takers, who are always trying to serve themselves; matchers, who are always trying to get equal benefit for themselves and others; and givers, who are always trying to help people.

  Adam Grant

  Always Trying, People, Style

  "Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success". Book by Adam Grant, www.businessinsider.com. 2013.

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• The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me. That is the real accolade.

  Adam Grant

  Real, Successful, People

  Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.181, Penguin

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• Procrastinate strategically... Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.

  Adam Grant

  Creativity, Procrastination, Enemy

  "Give & Take with Adam Grant, Top Contrarian Self-Help Expert". Interview with Marty Nemko, www.psychologytoday.com. December 31, 2015.

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• This is what I find most magnetic about successful givers: they get to the top without cutting others down, finding ways of expanding the pie that benefit themselves and the people around them. 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 sum of the parts.

  Adam Grant

  Zero, Successful, Cutting

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• Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.

  Adam Grant

  Yards, Marathon, Giver

  Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.20, Penguin

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

  Adam Grant

  People, Suggestions, Target

  "Give & Take with Adam Grant, Top Contrarian Self-Help Expert". Interview with Marty Nemko, www.psychologytoday.com. December 31, 2015.

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• Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers. This profound book shatters that assumption, showing that the more vital skill is asking the right questions…. Berger poses many fascinating questions, including this one: What if companies had mission questions rather than mission statements? This is a book everyone ought to read—without question.

  Adam Grant

  Book, Believe, Skills

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• When you put off a task, you buy yourself time to engage in divergent thinking rather than foreclosing on one particular idea.

  Adam Grant

  Thinking, Ideas, Divergent

  Adam Grant (2016). “Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World”, p.68, Penguin

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• Good guys are most likely to finish last, but also most likely to finish first.

  Adam Grant

  Guy, Lasts, Firsts

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• If we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others' suggestions.

  Adam Grant

  Ideas, Suggestions, Want

  "Give & Take with Adam Grant, Top Contrarian Self-Help Expert". Interview with Marty Nemko, www.psychologytoday.com. December 31, 2015.

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• Enemies make better allies than frenemies.

  Adam Grant

  Enemy, Allies

  Adam Grant (2016). “Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World”, p.89, Penguin

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• When you're dealing with an ambivalent relationship, you're constantly on guard, grappling with questions of trust.

  Adam Grant

  Grappling, Ambivalent

  "Give & Take with Adam Grant, Top Contrarian Self-Help Expert". Interview with Marty Nemko, www.psychologytoday.com. December 31, 2015.

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• Negative relationships are unpleasant but predictable.

  Adam Grant

  Negative, Predictable

  "Give & Take with Adam Grant, Top Contrarian Self-Help Expert". Interview with Marty Nemko, www.psychologytoday.com. December 31, 2015.

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