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Give and take : a revolutionary approach to success
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Title
Give and take : a revolutionary approach to success / Adam Grant.
ISBN
9780670026555 (cloth) :
0670026557 (cloth)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Viking, c2013.
Physical Description
305 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary
Using his own cutting-edge research as a professor at Wharton Business School, Adam Grant shows how helping others can lead to greater personal success. He demonstrates how smart givers avoid becoming doormats, and why this kind of success has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organisations and communities.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 12, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294) and index.
Contents
Good returns : the dangers and rewards of giving more than you get
The peacock and the panda : how givers, takers, and matchers build networks
The ripple effect : collaboration and the dynamics of giving and taking credit
Finding the diamond in the rough : the fact and fiction of recognizing potential
The power of powerless communication : how to be modest and influence people
The art of motivation maintenance : why some givers burn out but others are on fire
Chump change : overcoming the doormat effect
The scrooge shift : why a soccer team, a fingerprint, and a name can tilt us in the other direction
Out of the shadows
Actions for impact.
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