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 GRANTNegative relationships are unpleasant but predictable.
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The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.
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Good guys are most likely to finish last, but also most likely to finish first.
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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?
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If we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others’ suggestions.
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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.
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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.
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Negative relationships are unpleasant but predictable.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers.
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Procrastinate strategically… Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.
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When you’re dealing with an ambivalent relationship, you’re constantly on guard, grappling with questions of trust.
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Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.
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Enemies make better allies than frenemies.
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