Adam Grant Quotes

Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.

It's not just hours and pay that are important anymore. People want to know what the company is like, what the culture is.

Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so.

We believe Ineos is a refreshing place to work. We believe strongly in employee share ownership.

You have to look at why people come and work at Nest. Part of it is that a lot of people here already know each other, but we're also on a mission with a purpose. People are personally motivated by energy or safety.

Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it's a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you're focused on you: 'I like this place because I'm doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there's runway for me,' etc.

The best way to have your people be happy and satisfied is to earn the right to have them come back to work for you the next day, knowing that there are tons of other places.

In talking to founder after founder; I've heard almost visceral reactions to working for companies, even very cool ones with great things to work on and lots of opportunity, like Facebook, Google, or consulting firms.

There's a level of ease that comes with working in Australia that can be missed working in other places.

Where people work and their environment is becoming more and more important, especially for millennials.

If I didn't love acting, I would love to work at Google... if they'd have me. They have the coolest perks a workplace can have.

Why did I start with them? Why do any of us choose one company over another as an employer? The money? At the beginning they all offer more or less the same and no one know how it will go after that. I guess it is often not so much your prospects at a particular firm, because these are essentially unknowable, but whether people will think you have done well to get the job there, that determines you choice. That was largely it in my case. It was really the prestige. They gave good letterhead.

When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.

I'm not interested in the mad race. I just like working with good people.

A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.

I want a desirable place to work to attract and keep them here. So you try to create an environment for people to do their best work, and be generous on the benefit side.

We must make working life more human.

Walk away from anyone who is unduly focused on vacation and compensation. It's a sign of potential trouble. No matter how talented you are, if you don't really want to work at TOMS, you'll never work out here.

For me, Company is still the best way for me to work.

People leave their manager; they don't leave companies.

Any good business is a hobby. We have an integrated company culture, and I can honestly say that many people who come here to work make Yandex a central part of their lives.

I have a great job at a great company.

At the risk of being glib, I would say if you really want to make America great again, you have to make work cool again.

I'm a big believer in picking your boss, not the job. Great people create great jobs.

I want to destroy the old concept that a company is a place where one sacrifices time for the sake of money.