When you put off a task, you buy yourself time to engage in divergent thinking rather than foreclosing on one particular idea.
ADAM GRANTWhen you put off a task, you buy yourself time to engage in divergent thinking rather than foreclosing on one particular idea.
ADAM GRANTBeing a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.
ADAM GRANTFocus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.
ADAM GRANTEnemies make better allies than frenemies.
ADAM GRANTWhereas 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 GRANTNegative relationships are unpleasant but predictable.
ADAM GRANTThe 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 GRANTWhen you’re dealing with an ambivalent relationship, you’re constantly on guard, grappling with questions of trust.
ADAM GRANTBerger 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 GRANTProcrastinate strategically… Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.
ADAM GRANTPeople tend to have one of three ‘styles’ of interaction.
ADAM GRANTGood guys are most likely to finish last, but also most likely to finish first.
ADAM GRANTDissenting 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 GRANTEvery 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 GRANTThis 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.
ADAM GRANTIf we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others’ suggestions.
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