Originals : how non-conformists move the world / Adam Grant.

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With his previous book, Give and Take, Adam Grant introduced a new paradigm for success. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grant, Adam, 1981- (Author)
Other Authors: Sandberg, Sheryl (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016]
Subjects:
Creative thinking.
Creative ability in business.
Creative ability in business > Anecdotes.
Organizational change.
New products.
Entrepreneurship.
Success in business.
Success in business > Anecdotes.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture.
Genre:
Anecdotes.
Physical Description:xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / Sheryl Sandberg
  • Creative destruction: The risky business of going against the grain
  • Blind inventors and one-eyed inventors: The art and science of recognizing original ideas
  • Out on a limb: Speaking truth to power
  • Fools rush in: Timing, strategic procrastination, and the first-mover disadvantage
  • Goldilocks and the Trojan Horse: Creating and maintaining coalitions
  • Rebel with a cause: How siblings, parents, and mentors nurture originality
  • Rethinking groupthink: The myths of strong cultures, cults, and Devil's advocates
  • Rocking the boat and keeping it steady: Managing anxiety, apathy, ambivalence, and anger.