The Tony Robbins Podcast

Are you a giver or a taker? | Behavioral psychologist Adam Grant on personality dynamics and how to hire a winning team

16 May 2017

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Have you ever wondered how the most successful companies make their hires? Or what makes for a winning team? Have you ever wanted to know just what characteristics distinguish the most innovative entrepreneurs? Or what makes someone truly original? In this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast, we sit down with renowned organizational psychologist, Adam Grant to discuss personality dynamics, motivation and meaning, and what that all means for you and your business. Adam has been Wharton's top-rated professor for five straight years. He has been recognized as one of the world's 25 most influential management thinkers and Fortune's 40 under 40. He is the author of two New York Times bestselling books translated into 35 languages, and has recently co-authored a new book with Sheryl Sandberg called Option B - about facing adversity, building resilience and finding joy. And he writes on work and psychology for the New York Times. Adam's TED talks on original thinkers and givers and takers have been viewed more than 8 million times. And his speaking and consulting clients include Facebook, Google, the NBA, Merck, Goldman Sachs, Pixar, the U.S. Army and Navy, and the World Economic Forum, where he has been honored as a Young Global Leader. In this episode, host Ana Yoerg talks with Adam about just how businesses can get the most out of their employees, and how employees can get the most out of their jobs. They dig into the personality dynamics of givers and takers, innovators and original thinkers. And they discuss why it's so important to not just meet customer expectations, but to always exceed them.

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The Tony Robbins Podcast

Are you a giver or a taker? | Behavioral psychologist Adam Grant on personality dynamics and how to hire a winning team

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