Adam Grant Successful Givers, Toxic Takers, and the Life We Spend at Work
b'The organizational psychologist Adam Grant, who many know from his New York Times columns, describes three orientations of which we are all capable: the givers, the takers, and the matchers. These influence whether organizations are joyful or toxic for human beings. His studies are dispelling a conventional wisdom that selfish takers are the most likely to succeed professionally. And he is wise about practicing generosity in organizational life \\u2014 what he calls making \\u201cmicroloans of our knowledge, our skills, our connections to other people\\u201d \\u2014 in a way that is transformative for others, ourselves, and our places of work.'