Adam M. Grant Quotes

Success doesn't measure a human being, effort does.

research shows that givers get extra credit when they offer ideas that challenge the status quo.

Nobody walks in here with what they think is a bad idea.

The art of advocacy is to lead you to my conclusion on your terms.

The thing about credit is that it's not zero-sum. There's room for everybody, and you'll shine if other people are shining.

Practice makes perfect, but it doesn't make new.

Being original doesn't require being first. It just means being different and better.

People who suffer the most from a given state of affairs are paradoxically the least likely to question, challenge, reject, or change it.

is do a lot of work. Do a huge volume of work.

If we communicate the vision behind our ideas, the purpose guiding our products, people will flock to us.

The hallmark of originality is rejecting the default and exploring whether a better option exists. I've

Instead of courage' management guru Tom Peters recommends fostering 'a level of fury with the status quo such that one cannot not act.

Originality is taking the road less traveled, championing a set of novel ideas that go against the grain but ultimately make things better. Of

They're constrained by a shortage of people who excel at choosing the right novel ideas. The

When we've developed an idea, we're typically too close to our own tastes - and too far from the audience's taste - to evaluate it accurately. We're

Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity, but it can be a resource for creativity.

Middle-status conformity leads us to choose the safety of the tried-and-true over the danger of the original. Sociologists

In these pages, I learned that great creators don't necessarily have the deepest expertise but rather seek out the broadest perspectives.

kissing up, kicking down." Although

As Samuel Johnson purportedly wrote, "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Without a sense of urgency , people ... won't make needed sacrafices. Instead they cling to the status quo and resist.' - Quoting John Kotter

Americans see independence as a symbol of strength, viewing interdependence as a sign of weakness

Merely knowing that you are not the only resister makes it substantially easier to reject the crowd.

women were beginning to see that custom, religious precept, and law were in fact man-made and therefore reversible.

You never know where somebody's going to end up. It's not just about building your reputation; it really is about being there for other people.

Regardless of their reciprocity styles, people love to be asked for advice.

Rules and systems were created by people. And that awareness gives us the courage to contemplate how we can change them.

When women speak up, they run the risk of violating that gender stereotype, which leads audiences to judge them as aggressive. Voice

Having a sense of security in one realm gives us the freedom to be original in another. By

Passionate people don't wear their passion on their sleeves; they have it in their hearts." The

The greatest tragedy of mankind," Dalio says, "comes from the inability of people to have thoughtful disagreement to find out what's true." Through

Argue like you're right and listen like you're wrong.

to the psychologist Robert Cialdini, people can capitalize on this norm of reciprocity by giving what they want to receive. Instead

To become original, you have to try something new, which means accepting some measure of risk.

When we're determined to reach an objective, it's the gap between where we are and where we aspire to be that lights a fire under us.

When we use the logic of consequence, we can always find reasons not to take risks. The

The greatest shapers don't stop at introducing originality into the world. They create cultures that unleash originality in others.