Originals : how non-conformists move the world
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Author
Contributors
Sandberg, Sheryl, author of foreword.
Published
New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016].
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-308) and index.
Description
With his previous book, Give and Take, Adam Grant introduced a new paradigm for success. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity, and buck outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all? Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality in children; and how leaders can fight groupthink to build cultures that welcome dissent. Learn from an entrepreneur who pitches his start-ups by highlighting the reasons not to invest, a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from three levels below, an analyst who overturned the rule of secrecy at the CIA, a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees for failing to criticize him, and a TV executive who didnt even work in comedy but saved Seinfeld from the cutting-room floor. The payoff is a set of insights about rejecting conformity and improving the status quo.
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