Adam Grant Quotes


Being a nice person is about courtesy: you're friendly, polite, agreeable, and accommodating. When people believe they have to be nice in order to give, they fail to set boundaries, rarely say no, and become pushovers, letting others walk all over them.


Citations

Grant, Adam M. Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success. Viking, 2013.

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Adam Grant
Adam Grant
  • Born: August 13, 1981
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Adam M. Grant is an American psychologist and author who is currently a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania specializing in organizational psychology. He received academic tenure aged 28, making him the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School.