SPOTLIGHT: Give and Take with Adam Grant

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of
success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success
is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. Through
his research, Adam Grant argues that at work, 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. 

Using his own pioneering research as Wharton's youngest tenured
professor, Grant shows that these styles have a surprising impact
on success. Although some givers get exploited and burn out, the
rest achieve extraordinary results across a wide range of
industries.


*This podcast was excerpted from our original season one podcast
on Originals and Give and Take