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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- April 30, 2013
- Duration
- 54m
- Channel
- Talks at Google
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Adam Grant stops by the Googleplex for Leading@Google to discuss his latest work, "Give and Take." You can find it on Google Play. From the publicist: Give and Take changes our fundamental ideas about how to succeed—at work and in life. 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. Give and Take illuminates what effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills have in common. http://goo.gl/8qqi0 Using his own groundbreaking research as the youngest tenured professor at Wharton, Grant examines the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom. In professional interactions, it turns out that most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return. These styles have a dramatic impact on success. Although some givers get exploited and burn out, the rest achieve extraordinary results across a wide range of industries. Combining cutting-edge evidence with captivating stories, this landmark book shows how one of America's best networkers developed his connections, why the creative genius behind one of the most popular shows in television history toiled for years in anonymity, how a basketball executive responsible for multiple draft busts transformed his franchise into a winner, and how we could have anticipated Enron's demise four years before the company collapsed—without ever looking at a single number.
SPEAKERS
Adam Grant
hostOrganizational psychologist and Wharton professor; author of "Give and Take."
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Talks at Google, featuring Adam Grant, Give and Take | Adam Grant | Talks at Google explores Why givers can fail or thrive—and how to succeed Adam Grant presents three reciprocity styles—takers, givers, and matchers—and frames them as choices people make in everyday workplace interactions.
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