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We all have thoughts and feelings that we believe are fundamental to our lives but that are better left unspoken.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Believe Better Feelings Fundamental Left Lives Our Our Lives Thoughts Unspoken

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To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great things can happen. Yet in reality, the whole is often much less than the sum of the parts.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Believe Collaborate Common Common Goal Done Get Goal Great Great Things Happen Important Important Work Leaders Less Most Much Often Organize Parts People Reality Sum Teams Than Things Toward Whole Work

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When young women get called bossy, it's often because they're trying to exercise power without status. It's not a problem that they're being dominant; the backlash arises because they're overstepping their status.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Arises Backlash Because Being Bossy Dominant Exercise Get Often Power Problem Status Trying Without Women Young Young Women

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Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.

~Adam Grant

Topics: About Cultivate Efficient Meditate Meditation Might Mindfulness Most Need Oil Out Panacea People Reduce Snake Some Some People Stress Way You

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If we want people to vote, we need to make it a larger part of their self-image.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Larger Make Need Part People Self-Image Vote Want

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In the workplace, many people become helicopter managers, hovering over their employees in a well-intentioned but ill-fated attempt to provide support. These are givers gone awry - people so desperate to help others that they develop a white knight complex and end up causing harm instead.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Attempt Become Causing Complex Desperate Develop Employees End Givers Gone Harm Helicopter Help Help Others Instead Knight Managers Many Others Over People Provide Support Up White Workplace

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When people are depending on us, we end up finding strength we didn't know we had.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Depending End Finding Had Know People Strength Up Us

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Originals are nonconformists, people who not only have new ideas but take action to champion them. They are people who stand out and speak up. Originals drive creativity and change in the world. They're the people you want to bet on.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Action Bet Champion Change Creativity Drive Ideas New New Ideas Only Out People Speak Stand Take Them Up Want Who World You

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I'm a precrastinator. Yes, that's an actual term. You know that panic you feel a few hours before a big deadline when you haven't done anything yet? I just feel that a few months ahead of time.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Actual Anything Before Big Deadline Done Feel Few Hours Just Know Months Panic Term Time Yes You Ahead

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The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.

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Topics: About Culture Delusion Givers Great Great Thing Reality Thing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: August 13th, 1981

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