With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new
paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his
generation’s most compelling and provocative thought leaders. 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, and buck
outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas, policies, and
practices without risking it all?
 
Using surprising studies and
stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant
explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting
silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and
manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality
in children; and how leaders can build cultures that welcome dissent.
Learn from an entrepreneur who pitches his start-ups by highlighting the
reasons not to invest, a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from
three levels below, an analyst who overturned the rule of secrecy at the
CIA, a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees for failing to
criticize him, and a TV executive who didn’t even work in comedy but
saved Seinfeld from the cutting-room floor. The payoff is a set
of groundbreaking insights about rejecting conformity and improving the
status quo.