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Author: Adam Grant

About the Author: Adam Grant is an American psychologist and author who is currently a Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania specializing in organizational psychology. He was born in West Bloomfield, Michigan on August 13, 1981 to a lawyer father and a teacher mother. He grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Grant has been involved in jump diving and aspires to become a growing professional basketball player. During his high school, he was named All-American in 1999 in diving. He secured an academic position at the age of 28, making him the youngest Wharton professor. He received a Bachelor’s degree. from Harvard College, MA. and Ph.D. Certificates from the University of Michigan in Organizational Psychology. He worked as a professional magician during college.

Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success book pdf download By Adam Grant

Giving and Receiving highlights effective co-factors in communicating, collaborating, influencing, negotiating and leading. For generations, we have focused on the individual dr ivers of success: passion, hard work, talent and luck. But today, success increasingly depends on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people work as either takers, matchers, or donors. While recipients seek as much from others as possible, and dealers aim to trade equally, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return. Using his groundbreaking research as the youngest Wharton professor, Grant demonstrates that these methods have a surprising effect on success. Although some donors are exploited and exhausted, the rest achieve extraordinary results in a wide range of industries. Combining cutting-edge evidence with engaging stories, this landmark book shows how one of America’s best networkers developed his connections, why the creative genius behind one of television’s most iconic shows toiled for years at concealing his identity, and how a basketball executive was responsible for many of tasks. Statue drafts turned his right into a winner, and how we could have predicted Enron’s demise four years before the company’s collapse — without ever looking at number one. Lauded by bestselling authors such as Dan Pink, Tony Hsieh, Dan Ariely, Susan Kane, Dan Gilbert, Gretchen Reuben, Bob Sutton, David Allen, Robert Cialdini, and Seth Godin — as well as top leaders from Google, McKinsey, Merck, Estee Lauder, Nike, and NASA — Highlight and highlight effective co-factors in communication, collaboration, influence, negotiation and leadership. This landmark book unlocks an approach to success that has the potential to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities.

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