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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

Name: Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
Rating: 5 (27 reviews)
Author: Adam Grant
ISBN: 9780670026555

Adam Grant · 2013 · 305 pages

A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential, Think Again, and Originals

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 that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom. Praised by social scientists, business theorists, and corporate leaders, Give and Take opens up an approach to work, interactions, and productivity that is nothing short of revolutionary.

recommended by 27 people

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Seth Godin
“A milestone! Well-researched, generous, actionable and important.”↗
Simon Sinek
“Gotta say, I'm pretty flattered every time asks me if I've read @AdamMGrant book Give and Take. Good guy. Good book.”↗
Arianna Huffington
“Grant, a Wharton professor, cites studies that show that those who give their time and effort to others end up achieving more success than those who don’t. It’s true for salespeople, engineers, and medical students: Nice guys don’t finish last!”↗
Ashton Kutcher
“A fundamental outline as to how to be successful. Highly recommended read.”↗
Tony Hsieh
“Defines a road to success marked by new ways of relating to colleagues and customers as well as new ways of growing a business.”↗
Krista Tippett
“Givers in the workplace change everybody.”↗
Susan Cain
“As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a book—it’s a new and shining worldview.”↗
Marcus Lemonis
“My new favorite book. Please read it sooner than later. Pop quiz next Wednesday. #giveandtake @AdamMGrant #TheProfit”↗
R Balakrishnan
“"Give & Take" . Author Adam Grant. An interesting book for those who still have to work for a living.”↗
Melinda Wenner Moyer
“Loved @AdamMGrant's book and have quoted it in mine!!!”↗
Micah Baldwin
“@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.”↗
Ted Coiné
“@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 --->”↗
Bob Sutton
“@ShanthaRMohan Also wonderful. What a first book!”↗
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