Adam Grant

To grow, people need to be challenged. ”

I'm not a fan of being inauthentic. ”

If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers. ”

Agreeable people are warm and friendly. They're nice; they're polite. You find a lot of them in Canada. ”

When people are depending on us, we end up finding strength we didn't know we had. ”

When making decisions about people, stop confusing experience with evidence. Just as owning a car doesn't make you an expert on engines, having a brain doesn't mean you understand psychology. ”

Takers believe in a zero-sum world, and they end up creating one where bosses, colleagues and clients don't trust them. Givers build deeper and broader relationships - people are rooting for them instead of gunning for them. ”

One of the signs of a bad coworker is a pattern of persistent undermining - intentionally hindering a colleague's success, reputation, or relationships. ”

Some people are selfish in all of their relationships. Those people are called sociopaths. ”

From a relationship perspective, givers build deeper and broader connections. ”