In every workplace, there are three basic kinds of people: givers, takers and matchers. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant breaks down these personalities and offers simple strategies to promote a culture of generosity and keep self-serving employees from taking more than their share.
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Adam Grant has Steve Jobs genius if hes not already in a leadership position he should be
Very interesting and inspiring!
I'm a giver who just can't take it anymore.
…….i really wish that was just sarcasm.
Well….going by this I was a giver and a happy successful one….but now I am a matcher…especially after the lockdown. Makes sense to anyone?
I think I'm a matcher but kinda giver disagreeable..
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Thank you very much for the wonderful Arabic subtitles and I hope that all the videos will be subtitled
There are more than 400 million Arabs eager to be inspired by TED
I am a Disagreeable giver
I don't know how do I change it
It's a curse
And unfortunately I came across a faker now I m the villian and that person is Saint
I wish I could I change my DNA😭
i am sure i am a giver, the gap is i need to be highly effective giver
ok
Dear Adam, really really thank you for your precise speech. When I listened to your concept about takers and givers for first time, I thought as if someone is reading my thoughts that were based on a long and heavy experiences. I got stunned how people think alike. You can count on me to make a world where givers succeed.
Why can't we just say everyone's unique? No two people are exactly alike. But the Bible does say it's better to give than to receive.
I discovered the happiness in giving a long time ago. I give once and can feel happy infinite number of times by thinking about it. The bonus is that I also discovered that what I give returns. Its also called karma. Believe me its a win win situation. Highly recommended 😎
Gucci God saved us
Hey, not a bot here.. I think.
This is my third presentation to watch in as many days and I'm 2 minutes in. Off to a positive start, after I've digested this material I'll make sure to leave a review. 🤘
Lol i see two of my old coworkers, a husband and wife one is a agreeable taker and one as the disagreeable taker 😂
Beautiful
The Apartment (Jack wilder 1965) is all about givers and takers, I strongly believe that left wing voters vote for things that will benefit all of society (givers) and right wing voters vote for their own gain (takers)
Time and time again I find myself as a giver. When it came to my experience working in the corporate world I would always have upper management ridicule me for not being up to par because I would spend a significant amount of time helping my peers exceed. To me, it seems that takers are usually the ones who achieve short-term success but in the long run I truly believe that the way I do things will ultimately benefit the organization more.
For all the givers out there that are like me, please don't ever change. Instead of changing yourself to conform to the cutthroat culture that the business world entails, lets change the whole system from the ground up. Never lose faith and hope that you can change the world, if that's one of your goals of course.
PRONOIA (the delusional belief that others are plotting your well being & saying glowing things about you behind your back) ALREADY describes a Narcissist and so well that it could very well become the 10th DSM criterion for diagnosing Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
I lately realised a friend of mine as a agreeable taker. so i slam the door of friendship on him
2:41 Me who wants to be a doctor but doesnt want to help other people XD
I was an agreeable giver back then, when I was still young and naive. I cant say no to others, even if I wanted to. Until I grew and found it annoying that some people could take advantage of your kindness. Now I felt like Im in between, but a lot more giver still. I became disagreeable giver. I now know how to say no. But sometimes I also say yes even if I dont want to, so I dont do it in the end, but will be guilty, resulting to me doing it anyway.
My husband is a taker, an disagreeable taker. It felt like I was also becoming something like him. But I also felt like I will never be a taker, although some people will say Im selfish, I honestly could put others first than myself sometimes. Its suck when you have good intention to others, but they dont (have any plans on returning) return the favor, so you left with nothing. I learn that, theres nothing wrong about being a giver, but you have to learn to disagree sometimes.
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Nice try Corp-Doc. Nice try making us want to be givers more than takers. I already eork for scrap $, why give more if the incresing results don't get me anything $ extra?
I’m a giver! But those days are over that how you get used!
GANDHI was not a giver man
Wanting to live in a world where specifically givers succeed seems very matcher like…
Has anyone saw tears in his eyes? It shows that he too was a victim of such plot in which givers usually suffer and he deeply knows how does it affect them. I hope surely we will be living in a world where givers will be a priority for successive organizations.
givers! adults! takers! kids!