Adam M. Grant Quotes

The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader. - Quoting Derek Sivers

When our commitment is wavering, the best way to stay on track is to consider the progress we've already made. As we recognize what we've invested and attained, it seems like a waste to give up, and o...

Research shows that takers harbor doubts about others’ intentions, so they monitor vigilantly for information that others might harm them, treating others with suspicion and distrust. These low expect...

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.

In the face of uncertainty, our first instinct is often to reject novelty, looking for reasons why unfamiliar concepts might fail. When managers vet novel ideas, they’re in an evaluative mindset. To p...

The people who had been recognized for making original contributions shared many more stories that started negatively but surged upward: they struggled early and triumphed later. Despite being confron...

The prospect of a certain loss brings the go system online.

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

Empathy is a pervasive force behind giving behaviors, but it’s also a major source of vulnerability.

Superb presentations - start by establishing what is: here's the status quo. Then, they compare that to what could be, making that gap as big as possible - Quoting Nancy Duarte

It’s widely assumed that there’s a tradeoff between quantity and quality—if you want to do better work, you have to do less of it—but this turns out to be false. In fact, when it comes to idea generat...

You can’t just ignore someone because you don’t think they’re important enough.

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

We are not our brother’s keeper . . . in countless large and small ways we are our brother’s maker. Harry and Bonaro Overstreet

Since takers tend to be self-absorbed, they’re more likely to use first-person singular pronouns like I, me, mine, my, and myself—versus first-person plural pronouns like we, us, our, ours, and oursel...

Dormant ties offer the access to novel information that weak ties afford, but without the discomfort

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

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

Research shows that people who regularly seek advice and help from knowledgeable colleagues are actually rated more favorably by supervisors than those who never seek advice and help.

Abraham Lincoln is usually regarded as the greatest of all American presidents. When experts rated the presidents on the desire to please others and avoid conflict, Lincoln scored the highest of them...