Adam Grant

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  Hidden Potential

  Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School, where students have rated him the top professor for seven straight years, and the author of bestsellers including Think Again, Give and Take and Originals. In Hidden Potential, Adam Grant argues that we put too much faith in natural talent and too little in the human capacity to grow. Drawing on research and on the stories of athletes, artists, students and engineers, he shows that what matters most is not where people start but how far they travel. The book moves from the character skills that drive learning, to the structures that keep motivation alive, to the systems that schools, teams and employers can build so that more people get the chance to rise.

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  Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

  We live in a culture that shudders at the thought of being wrong—whether in the spheres of politics, sports, or daily life, most of us fail to see the areas in which we miss pertinent knowledge. Despite our tendency to idolize correctness, if we want to know anything at all, we must recognize that we are often (if not always) incorrect. Professor of organizational psychology Adam Grant helps us along, exposing the pitfalls in our culture’s desire to “know it all.” Using wisdom from psychological studies and real-world examples, Grant implores us to shed our addiction to exactitude and revel in the knowledge that what we hold in our heads will never come close to completion.

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  Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy

  Sheryl Sandberg was devastated when her husband suddenly and unexpectedly died. Family friend and psychology professor, Adam Grant, was a resource and comfort in that season, walking her through the loss. This book brings together personal reflections on grief, interviews with people who have had to overcome harrowing challenges, and a distillation of the latest research on dealing with hardship and resilience-building. More than just information, Option B is full of practical tools and moving reflections that will benefit those suffering loss, as well as their loved ones wondering how best to support them.

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