Give and Take

Give and Take

by Adam Grant

13 mentors recommend this 314 pages

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. This book illuminates what effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills have in common. The author examines the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom. In professi

ISBN: 9781780224725

🎯 Who Recommends This Book 13

Marcus Lemonis

Marcus Lemonis

Business & Entrepreneurship

"My new favorite book. Please read it sooner than later."

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"My new favorite book. Please read it sooner than later. Pop quiz next Wednesday. #giveandtake @AdamMGrant #TheProfit"

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Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher

Entertainment

"A fundamental outline as to how to be successful... Highly recommended read."

"A fundamental outline as to how to be successful. Highly recommended read."

Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek

Business & Entrepreneurship

"Good guy. Good book."

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"Gotta say, I'm pretty flattered every time asks me if I've read @AdamMGrant book Give and Take. Good guy. Good book."

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Susan Cain

Susan Cain

Author

"As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a book—it’s a new and shining worldview."

Daniel Pink

Daniel Pink

Author

"Will shatter your assumptions about how the world works and keep your brain firing for weeks after you’ve turned the last page."

Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh

Business & Entrepreneurship

"Defines a road to success marked by new ways of relating to colleagues and customers as well as new ways of growing a business."

Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett

Media & Journalism

"Givers in the workplace change everybody."

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Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin

Author

"Offers extraordinarily thought-provoking—and often surprising—conclusions about how our interactions with others drive our success and happiness."

Seth Godin

Seth Godin

Business & Entrepreneurship

"A milestone! Well-researched, generous, actionable and important."

Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Media & Journalism

"I love Give and Take, which shows that givers get ahead and nice guys don’t finish last."

Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao

Finance & Investing

"Good read. Givers, fake givers, matchers and takers. Why givers win."

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David Heinemeier Hansson

David Heinemeier Hansson

Technology

"I almost gave up on the book immediately, but then I'd find a sentence that perked my interest, then read a little more."

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