Adam Grant

The trailer for season 2 of #WorkLife is now live: https://lnkd.in/dTB3aDF Episodes launch Tuesday mornings starting March 5: -The value of outsiders inside your team -Turning rivals into allies -Networking if you hate networking -Finding career passion -Building an a**hole-free ...

Don’t hire people with similar traits and backgrounds. Hire people with similar principles. Diversity of personality and experience brings fresh ideas and complementary skills. Shared values promote commitment and collaboration. https://lnkd.in/e5b2sJF

Success is not a cure for anxiety or depression. Sometimes it's an amplifier. When people appear to be excelling externally, they may still be suffering internally. By sharing your own struggles, you make it easier for others to open up about theirs. #MentalHealthAwarenessDay

When people criticize your work, the first question to ask isn't whether they're right or wrong. It's what you can learn from their perspective. Even if they're judging you unfairly or harshly, you can still gain insight about how to elicit a different reaction next time.

Good leaders build products. Great leaders build cultures. Good leaders deliver results. Great leaders develop people. Good leaders have vision. Great leaders have values. Good leaders are role models at work. Great leaders are role models in life.

A persistent enemy of excellence: fragmented attention. On average, we check email 74x/day and switch tasks every 10min. Computers are made for parallel processing. Humans are better at serial processing. 2021 resolution: focus on one task at a time. https://lnkd.in/e7HdMqs

Saying "I don't know" doesn't reveal ignorance. It reflects confident humility. Insecurity drives us to pretend we have the answers. Confident humility gives us the courage to ask questions. You can't learn if you can't admit you have something to learn. adamgrant.net/thinkagain

Success is the quality of our lives, not just the quantity of our achievements. Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy:

Saying "I was wrong" isn't an admission of incompetence. It's a sign that you have the humility to recognize your mistakes and the integrity to learn from them. The faster you acknowledge when you’re wrong, the faster you can move toward being right.