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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

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  • Author：Adam M. Grant
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Summary

A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success， from the bestselling author of Originals

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。 In Give and Take， Adam Grant， an award-winning researcher and Wharton’s highest-rated professor， examines the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom。 Praised by social scientists， business theorists， and corporate leaders， Give and Take opens up an approach to work， interactions， and productivity that is nothing short of revolutionary。

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Richard McNeill ，

Amazing readphenomenal book which is inspiring and well done。 The explanation of givers， matchers， and takers was so obvious yet so hidden from my eyes。 If you think you know， you may not know why。 Adam did such a great job in opening my eyes as to the why's。 I am more challenged to be the giver and recognize these qualities in others Amazing readphenomenal book which is inspiring and well done。 The explanation of givers， matchers， and takers was so obvious yet so hidden from my eyes。 If you think you know， you may not know why。 Adam did such a great job in opening my eyes as to the why's。 I am more challenged to be the giver and recognize these qualities in others 。。。more

Meg ，

A good way to think about how we approach business with clear， illustrative examples。 I don’t think there was anything revolutionary， but I do think the book provided good cases studies that supported the theory that nice guys （or gals） do not have to finish last。

Larry ，

Good book， but could have been told in half the pages。 The point about being a giver is a good one。 The world would be a better place if everyone lived by the rules of this book。

Alice ，

Insightful book with a lot of examples。 Some parts we t a bit too long for me。 However appreciate very much the practical information at the end。

Aramide Salako ，

Fiction or nonfiction， ultimately， a book must be interesting。 That's the cardinal rule。 Interesting enough to sustain the interest of the reader till the last letter。 Dry spells are permitted every now and then， but they can't， in pretence of a suspense that lapses into ennui， take over the plot or thematic structure of the entire book so that the reader is only looking to get the reading experience over with， and quickly。 This， effectively， is what Adam Grant's Give and Take managed to accompl Fiction or nonfiction， ultimately， a book must be interesting。 That's the cardinal rule。 Interesting enough to sustain the interest of the reader till the last letter。 Dry spells are permitted every now and then， but they can't， in pretence of a suspense that lapses into ennui， take over the plot or thematic structure of the entire book so that the reader is only looking to get the reading experience over with， and quickly。 This， effectively， is what Adam Grant's Give and Take managed to accomplish， from my point of view。 I hate to say it， this book became boring all too suddenly， and never recaptured the promising spark of intrigue with which the book began。 The whole idea of the book， in a summary， is that givers somehow profit more from the act of giving， than takers or matchers。 That's the whole concept， buttressed by a host of research， interviews， opinions and suggestions。 The intention and effort of the author behind the telling of the stories， presentation of opinion， facts and figures cannot be entirely faulted。 He earnestly tried to inform the reader's mind on how givers are better served in the long run than takers and matchers。 Where the book falters， however， is that it dearly lacked the poetic rhythm， the ebb and flow to animatedly keep the reader intrigued from one page and chapter to the other。 One ought not lose sense of purpose and direction， even when you dropped the book hours before picking it up again。 In the end， I couldn't say it was a waste of time， I found the idea educative， but I was quite glad to drag myself to the finish line。 I couldn't bother to read the Action points on the other side。 I hope Originals， his latest book which I hope to read much later， is a vastly enjoyable read。 。。。more

Seth Forbes ，

Adam Grant outlines not only the distinct benefits of giving in a world traditionally presumed to be dominated by takers， but he also weaves interesting examples to back up his claims。 Prior to reading this book， I wasn't 100% sold on the art of giving because， as it turns out， a few of my most prominent authoritative figures growing up were takers - but Adam has convinced me that giving would not only be in my best interest， but it might very well bring out the "giving" nature in others as well Adam Grant outlines not only the distinct benefits of giving in a world traditionally presumed to be dominated by takers， but he also weaves interesting examples to back up his claims。 Prior to reading this book， I wasn't 100% sold on the art of giving because， as it turns out， a few of my most prominent authoritative figures growing up were takers - but Adam has convinced me that giving would not only be in my best interest， but it might very well bring out the "giving" nature in others as well。 Adam talks about two types of givers， which I found to be enlightening because the first thought that came to my mind was of someone who is typically labeled as a "doormat"。 If you're looking for a book that will reignite your perspective on what it means to network - and what feels like the true， genuine nature of what business should be about - I'd highly recommend this book。 。。。more

Amanda ，

I read this book because I would generally rate myself as a "giver" and this often leads to burnout。 I'm currently going through an intensive post-grad program and find myself giving a lot of my time and resources and then being taken advantage of by "takers"。 I wanted some concrete ways to become a productive giver。 This book had some interesting talking points， but all in all， I was left without a lot of concrete advice。 I felt like the author meandered his way through the first 5 or 6 chapter I read this book because I would generally rate myself as a "giver" and this often leads to burnout。 I'm currently going through an intensive post-grad program and find myself giving a lot of my time and resources and then being taken advantage of by "takers"。 I wanted some concrete ways to become a productive giver。 This book had some interesting talking points， but all in all， I was left without a lot of concrete advice。 I felt like the author meandered his way through the first 5 or 6 chapters， giving lots of examples of givers succeeding- which is great if you need a motivational speech， but I don't。 I did find the study about the optimal amount of time spent "giving" is 100 hrs a year/2 hrs a week- I think that's a concrete example of something I should implement。 But other than that， some of his advice such as "if it's a task that takes 5 minutes， always do it" just isn't practical。 Sure， five minutes here and five minutes there won't kill you- but it's the slow creep of takers taking five minutes， then ten minutes， and then expecting you to do their work for them that burns me out。 Also， this book is completely centered around the workplace/career if it wasn't obvious- so if you are a giver in your personal life， I didn't find anything helpful about this book。 But load of people seem to like it， so to each their own！ 。。。more

Shruti Bhargava ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5+ rating。 Nice book。 Took a while to read。 Chapters towards the middle and the end were more relatable。 In general got me thinking of my behavior as giver， taker or matcher。 Final finished reading and returned the friend's book。 3。5+ rating。 Nice book。 Took a while to read。 Chapters towards the middle and the end were more relatable。 In general got me thinking of my behavior as giver， taker or matcher。 Final finished reading and returned the friend's book。 。。。more

Sarweshwar ，

Good book giving different perspective。

Chelsea Thompson-O'Brien ，

There are some low reviews I’d agree with in terms of over simplification， but generally， this was a solid read。

YJ 2370 ，

3。5！

Steven McDonald ，

Very interesting read， it took me by surprise several times just how things work out for Givers in general。 I would say that the bulk of the info from this book is in the first half and the second half of the book is a collection of stories and scenarios that reinforce the core message。 It's really hard to give this book a strong recommendation though， it boils down to "Givers who set boundaries lead to success of those around them and themselves， Givers who are selfless burn out， and takers don Very interesting read， it took me by surprise several times just how things work out for Givers in general。 I would say that the bulk of the info from this book is in the first half and the second half of the book is a collection of stories and scenarios that reinforce the core message。 It's really hard to give this book a strong recommendation though， it boils down to "Givers who set boundaries lead to success of those around them and themselves， Givers who are selfless burn out， and takers don't get as far as you'd think"。 。。。more

Sarah ，

3。5 stars。

Frieda ，

The "big secret" is to become more of a giver than a taker in the workplace in order to get ahead。 Perhaps this is a no-brainer but in the corporate world， one may experience people who simply do whatever it takes to get ahead， even if it may hurt others。 It's a terrible way to live and to get ahead。 Being a giver myself， I find that sharing knowledge with my team will only boost productivity and improve the services that we provide for our young people and sets an example for them as well， whil The "big secret" is to become more of a giver than a taker in the workplace in order to get ahead。 Perhaps this is a no-brainer but in the corporate world， one may experience people who simply do whatever it takes to get ahead， even if it may hurt others。 It's a terrible way to live and to get ahead。 Being a giver myself， I find that sharing knowledge with my team will only boost productivity and improve the services that we provide for our young people and sets an example for them as well， while we assist them in finding employment and educational opportunities to meet their career goals。 。。。more

Andrei ，

Revolutionary idea。 Gets a bit boring towards the end。

Justin Mulder ，

Typical pop-psychology/sociology book。 It has one central theme and hammers it home over the course of 300 pages。 I will concede that there’s some interesting points， and especially the part where it talks about being “otherish” instead of being selfless。 And the concrete ideas are fairly useful too。 But it is still filled with a lot of anecdotes that are only put in there to give meaningful stories to the theory。 All in all it could probably be a 50 page booklet and convey the same ideas。

Sara Budarz ，

I've liked Adam Grant's newer books， but have to admit that Give and Take was good， but super repetitive。 If it had been edited down to half the length， it would have told a more powerful story。 The simple takeaway: we always assume that in a world of givers， takers， and matchers， takers will do the best。 This isn't true。 Givers will。 But givers will also do the worst。 The secret is to learn how to give without burning out and without giving up too much of your time and energy （the magic number I've liked Adam Grant's newer books， but have to admit that Give and Take was good， but super repetitive。 If it had been edited down to half the length， it would have told a more powerful story。 The simple takeaway: we always assume that in a world of givers， takers， and matchers， takers will do the best。 This isn't true。 Givers will。 But givers will also do the worst。 The secret is to learn how to give without burning out and without giving up too much of your time and energy （the magic number seemed to be about 2 hrs a week of helping others）。 It was a good message， but the one huge shortcoming of the book was not looking at the effect of gender norms。 What Grant shows time and again is that men can be takers and still get rewarded for aggressive behavior， but when they are givers they are treated like saints。 When women act like takers， they are punished， and when they are givers， they are seen as weak。 This he briefly mentions and then ignores for the rest of the time， despite the fact that that is a big deal， bc in essence， his advice only holds true for men。 。。。more

Abhijit ，

Grant divides people into 3 categories - Givers， Takers and Matchers。 The book is about how giving is the best of course of action in most situations， and how most of the top people in their field are all givers。 Overall it did introduce me to a couple helpful concepts that would help relieve my inhibition （if any） towards giving。It's a bit long for the amount of material contained。 You can skip the second half and you won't miss anything。 Grant divides people into 3 categories - Givers， Takers and Matchers。 The book is about how giving is the best of course of action in most situations， and how most of the top people in their field are all givers。 Overall it did introduce me to a couple helpful concepts that would help relieve my inhibition （if any） towards giving。It's a bit long for the amount of material contained。 You can skip the second half and you won't miss anything。 。。。more

Benjamin GM ，

One of my favourites of all time。 Adam takes you through a journey on how to become a better person， philantropist， and giver near the people you care for。

Robien Donkers ，

Give and take， a revolutionary approach to success， where Adam Grant highlights the power and delight in giving。 Giving is not to get ahead or be more successful but the point of giving is purely to do the right thing。 This book changed how I think about giving and helping people。 If you give more， and wisely you will be more likely to succeed。

Mark Gaskins ，

Great book！ I will definitely read more of his books！

Rannie ，

It’s an homage to white American male privilege。 Chloe’s review sums it up。

Gabriel ，

Das Buch fiel mir auf über den Podcast "OTWTNW"， in dem es mehrfach empfohlen wurde。 Adam Grant bebildert sehr praktisch seine Antithese。 Nicht: Du musst ein Schwein sein in dieser Welt， wir die Prinzen einst sangen。 Dafür aber: Du musst ein Geber sein， wenn du erfolgreich sein willst。 Allerdings kein selbstloser， sondern ein fremdbezogene Geber。 Grant führt zig Studien auf， die den Lesefluß zwischendurch immer wieder ins Stocken geraten lassen。 Er untermauert damit allerdings seine These。 Wir n Das Buch fiel mir auf über den Podcast "OTWTNW"， in dem es mehrfach empfohlen wurde。 Adam Grant bebildert sehr praktisch seine Antithese。 Nicht: Du musst ein Schwein sein in dieser Welt， wir die Prinzen einst sangen。 Dafür aber: Du musst ein Geber sein， wenn du erfolgreich sein willst。 Allerdings kein selbstloser， sondern ein fremdbezogene Geber。 Grant führt zig Studien auf， die den Lesefluß zwischendurch immer wieder ins Stocken geraten lassen。 Er untermauert damit allerdings seine These。 Wir nehmen quasi Teil an einer wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung。 Mir persönlich gefällt das Ergebnis sehr gut。 。。。more

Andrew Phillips ，

Great read。 Grow the pie！

Melinda ，

I liked the main idea。 It was just a little long and jargon-y for me， and I can’t say I enjoyed the actual process of reading it。

Michiel ，

I enjoyed reading it and liked it's main message。 The world belongs to the givers: those who contribute more than they take。 Grant argues， using anecdotes and research， why givers can thrive and how to become an effective giver。 I enjoyed reading it and liked it's main message。 The world belongs to the givers: those who contribute more than they take。 Grant argues， using anecdotes and research， why givers can thrive and how to become an effective giver。 。。。more

Pradeep Kumar ，

Author said there are three type of people1。 Givers2。 Matchers3。 TakersThe person end up in the top are givers， do you know who will end up at the bottom Givers。Author explains how givers can be doormat and how to avoid。What are the characteristics of all threeHow to identify and avoid takers。I thank Adam Grant to pointing out slow is not under confidence but characteristics of a giver and long run it will help。It given me more confidence to be giver

Jennifer ，

This was a very thoughtful book that helps anyone understand the benefits of being a giver （even at work）。 In addition I appreciated the nuanced discussion of traps that givers fall into causing unhealthy burnout。 My only reason for not giving it a full 4 stars is that it was really sports and finance focused。 I know it's easier to research those fields objectively， but it would have been nice to see reference to more creative fields。 I like that there is discussion about actionable changes that This was a very thoughtful book that helps anyone understand the benefits of being a giver （even at work）。 In addition I appreciated the nuanced discussion of traps that givers fall into causing unhealthy burnout。 My only reason for not giving it a full 4 stars is that it was really sports and finance focused。 I know it's easier to research those fields objectively， but it would have been nice to see reference to more creative fields。 I like that there is discussion about actionable changes that you can make with general examples so you can see the nuances of evaluating action in your own life。 Definitely go me thinking and referenced some titles I am eager to read。 。。。more

Bill ，

Full Disclosure: I never， ever read self-help books， and only very， very seldom （and then usually much to my chagrin） read business books。 So when I came across Adam Grant's GIVERS AND TAKERS -- well， what's not to love？Maybe it was the way I first encountered Adam's work， in the form of his HuffPost piece on "The Bad Habits of Good Negotiators" （http://www。huffingtonpost。com/adam-gr。。。）。 Now， given that he'd just published the above-mentioned book， of course it made sense for him to hit the blo Full Disclosure: I never， ever read self-help books， and only very， very seldom （and then usually much to my chagrin） read business books。 So when I came across Adam Grant's GIVERS AND TAKERS -- well， what's not to love？Maybe it was the way I first encountered Adam's work， in the form of his HuffPost piece on "The Bad Habits of Good Negotiators" （http://www。huffingtonpost。com/adam-gr。。。）。 Now， given that he'd just published the above-mentioned book， of course it made sense for him to hit the blog circuit。 But Adam did more: he offered some sound， grounded， usable negotiating advice in contrast to the usual platitudes -- and， indeed， contrary to the usual platitudes。Take the one， for instance， about how， in a negotiation， "whoever names a number first loses。" Adam counters that with research demonstrating that "first offers act as anchors，" setting the tone for the rest of the negotiation。 There was more， but you get the idea。 Suffice it to say， I was sufficiently impressed with Adam's willingness to generously share his insights that I went and bought the book， looking for more。Well， I found it， though I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it。 。。。more

Jenna Lenhardt ，

I love this book。 Filled with research and practical tools to support a better world， organizations and individual success on every level。

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