Adam M Grant Books

Intelligence is often viewed as the ability to think and learn, but in today's fast-paced world, the skills of rethinking and unlearning may be even more crucial. Many of us prefer the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt, seeking out opinions that validate our beliefs rather than challenging them. This leads to brittle beliefs and a mindset akin to preachers or politicians, rather than scientists in search of truth. High intelligence can ironically make us blind to our own limitations, as we become more entrenched in our views. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant, a leading expert in opening minds, emphasizes the importance of arguing confidently while listening with humility. Through compelling examples, he demonstrates how to embrace the joy of being wrong, navigate difficult conversations, and foster environments that encourage lifelong learning. Stories of an international debate champion, a musician changing minds, and a vaccine advocate illustrate the power of persuasion and understanding. Ultimately, this work encourages us to let go of outdated beliefs and prioritize mental flexibility, reminding us that true wisdom lies in recognizing what we don’t know.

The motivations behind today's most successful leaders and entrepreneurs come to a simple yet decisive explanation: there are people who give, people who take, people who match, and people who fake. Our world is filled with these givers, takers, matchers and fakers. Amazingly, those who succeed (not only personally, but for their clients and companies) don't take or match. They give (although they're not necessarily philanthropic.) 'Give and Take' presents the fascinating secret of givers' success. The results are unequivocal: givers gain big. Jack Welch, Richard Branson, Jon Huntsman Sr. - all of them are givers.

It's one thing to have new ideas, but another to stand up for them. Adam Grant, one of his generation's most provocative thought leaders, explores how individuals can recognize good ideas and speak up without getting silenced, parents can raise creative children, and leaders can build cultures that fight group-think and promote innovation. Using remarkable studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant shows that original thinkers are surprisingly similar to the rest of us. They procrastinate. They grapple with doubt and fear. They have bad ideas. What sets them apart is that they choose to act anyway. This book offers groundbreaking insights about how we can all become more successful in championing our best ideas.

How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all? Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognise a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality in children; and how leaders can fight groupthink to build cultures that welcome dissent

How can we originate new ideas, policies and practices without risking it all? This book shows how to improve the world by championing novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battling conformity, and bucking outdated traditions. It explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, and build a coalition of allies.

"The author's experience with grief after the sudden death of her husband, combined with social science on resilience"--

NOW A USA TODAY AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER! What are your limits? Care to break them? To inspire change in yourself and your team, you must break free from what's holding you down. In Elevate, Robert Glazer reveals four life-changing principles -- or capacities -- that will allow you to overcome self-limiting beliefs, establish positive habits, and find your "why." As we look to elevate ourselves, we mean so much more than beating the competition. After all, our greatest competition is ourselves! We need to find ways to consistently outperform ourselves and our own expectations. Robert Glazer has built a career on accelerating productivity and careers. ELEVATE is based on his five foundational elements necessary for increasing our capacity: Finding Your Why, Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs, Setting Goals and Creating Accountability, Maintaining Health and Wellness, and Establishing Routine and Positive Habits. The key is elevating yourself beyond the edge of your current abilities. Challenge yourself, and the result will inspire others to rise along with you. It's time to break free of your limits.

Focusing on personal growth and development, the book challenges the notion that talent is the sole determinant of success. It emphasizes that anyone can achieve their aspirations through cultivating character skills such as proactivity, courage, and determination, rather than relying solely on innate abilities or perfectionism. By creating better systems of opportunity in various environments, individuals can enhance their potential. The author presents a fresh perspective on achievement, highlighting the importance of the journey and the progress made along the way.

We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. We can all improve at improving. And when opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to build a door.Hidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Adam Grant weaves together groundbreaking evidence, surprising insights, and vivid storytelling that takes us from the classroom to the boardroom, the playground to the Olympics, and underground to outer space. He shows that progress depends less on how hard you work than how well you learn. Growth is not about the genius you possess-it's about the character you develop. Grant explores how to build the character skills and motivational structures to realize our own potential, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked.Many writers have chronicled the habits of superstars who accomplish great things. This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but how far you've climbed to get there.