10 results for tag: Adam Grant
Building a Culture for High Performance
Within organizations, only a minority of people identify primarily as givers or takers, but others choose a third style called matching. Which is the most productive? Who's the most successful? Givers, takers or matchers? Through his research into ...
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The Power of Being Wrong at Work
Why certainty is dangerous and humility leads to success.
George had an idea for a new service that his employer could offer to customers. He used his charisma to sell it up the ladder, and soon the project was moving forward. The only problem? He hadn't ...
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The Pay it Forward Mindset of LinkedIn
So many people approach LinkedIn all wrong. They either copy and paste their résumé and that's it, or they go about it backward. By backward I mean they have a, "I need something (JOB) approach." When did anyone ever get very far when they led with what ...
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What We Can Learn From Apple on the Importance of IQ vs EQ for Executives
In 1985, one of the biggest executive showdowns in history became public when Apple’s board of directors was forced to take sides between then-CEO John Sculley or founder Steve Jobs. Most of us know the outcome: Jobs was ousted, while Sculley continued to ...
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5 Simple Tips That Can Help Even the Worst Procrastinators
Have you ever sat down to work on a business pitch… or your resume… or an important speech you've been asked to give… and then realized it would be much less stressful to check the sports scores… or play solitaire… or check Facebook? If so, join the ...
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A Healthy Network is the Best Career Insurance
Not waiting until you are in job search mode to connect with people is obviously the best path. Of course, so many of us get caught up in doing our jobs that we neglect our network... until we need them. Problem is, if you haven't been actively networking, ...
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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
Adam Grant – tenured professor at Wharton while still in his twenties, honored with Wharton's Excellence in Teaching Award, New York Times bestselling author, recognized as one of HR’s most influential international thinkers – is one of today’s most ...
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A Conversation With Adam Grant
Adam Grant is a professor at the Wharton School, andNew York Times bestselling author of Give and Take. His new book is called Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (Viking, February 2016), and it's about how we can champion our best ideas—and ...
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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
What is the secret to success? If you said passion, hard work, talent and a bit of luck, then you clearly haven't been talking to Adam Grant, the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School and its highest-rated teacher.
Adam says we're overlooking a ...
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