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My Take
Adam Grant has a rare gift for turning dense behavioral research into ideas you actually use on a Monday morning. Give and Take reframed how I think about generosity at work. The givers who succeed aren't pushovers, they're strategic. And Think Again is basically a manual for staying intellectually humble in a world addicted to being right. What sets him apart from the usual airport-bookstore crowd is that he genuinely cites the science and updates his own views in public. He is one of the few business-adjacent thinkers I trust precisely because he keeps proving he can change his mind.
Overview
Adam Grant (born August 13, 1981) is an American organizational psychologist and author, and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is widely known for best-selling books including Give and Take, Originals, and Think Again, as well as his TED Talks and the podcast WorkLife. His research focuses on motivation, generosity, and rethinking in the workplace.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adam Grant
- Name (Japanese)
- アダム・グラント
- Reading
- あだむ・ぐらんと
- Born
- August 13, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Author / Organizational psychologist / University professor / Psychologist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Puyallup High School
- University
- University of Michigan
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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