![]() ![]() "What distinguishes the greatest leaders of our time, it's that success is very rarely a goal for them it’s a byproduct of other goals that they have.” "Focusing on results might be good for short-term performance, but it can be an obstacle to long-term learning." "I think the world would be a better place if everyone put on scientist goggles a little more often." "It takes confident humility to admit that we're in a work in progress." "Passions are developed, not just discovered." Now I'm more interested in finding out what I don't know." "My past self was Mr Facts - I was too fixated on knowing. "Changing your mind doesn’t make you a flip-flopper or a hypocrite. "The most effective leaders score high in both confidence AND humility." Weak leaders silence their critics and make themselves weaker." "Strong leaders engage their critics and make themselves stronger. "Whereas success is zero-sum in a group of takers, in groups of givers, it may be true that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts." ![]() It’s really important to have a good reputation." "Most of the jobs you get are more or less through word of mouth, or a recommendation. "Your 'should self' puts the alarm clock across the room at night so your 'want self' can’t reach the snooze button in the morning." “What do you want to be when you grow up? As a kid, that was my least favourite question.” “My favourite bias is the ‘I’m not biased’ bias, in which people believe they’re more objective than others.” “We live in a rapidly changing world, where we need to spend as much time rethinking as we do thinking." “Complex problems like pandemics, climate change, and political polarisation call on us to stay mentally flexible." "To predict how people will use power, you need to figure out what their motives, values and identities are before they have it." “Your antidote to burnout is not necessarily less work. "There’s a wealth of evidence that people want to do meaningful work." "Once we hear the story and accept it as true, we rarely bother to question it." It's not even a 's more like a dance that hasn't been choreographed." “In a heated argument, you can always stop and ask, ‘What evidence would change your mind?’ If the answer is ‘nothing,’ then there’s no point in continuing the debate.” “I think of productivity as using your time to accomplish things of value to you and others.” It's a set of skills in asking and responding." "Listening well is more than a matter of talking less. "Everyone knows more than you about something." "Arrogance leaves us blind to our weaknesses." "Beware of getting stranded at the summit of Mt Stupid." "People are remarkably open to criticism when they believe it’s intended to help them." “We listen to views that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard.” “Don't criticize yourself while you're creating.” ![]() “It’s never too late to become original.” “Talented people are attracted to those who care about them.” We hope you enjoy some of our favourite quotes from Adam Grant, author, psychologist, thought leader. As well, some of the quotes below come from the Growth Faculty-hosted Adam Grant masterclass on the leadership skill of rethinking and cover topics like the pandemic, employee engagement, effective leadership, and procrastination. The author of Originals, Give and Take and Think Again packs inspiring quotes, case studies, and stories of leadership in every one. That’s why his books are #1 New York Times bestsellers. Coming as they do from an organisational psychologist, Adam Grant excerpts are among the most popular leadership and management quotes in the modern era. Adam Grant quotes are highly-regarded by leaders. ![]()
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