Give and Take

by Adam Grant

This is bigger thanjust your role as a leader. It’s a book about who you want to be in the world. Grant identifies three kinds of people – ‘givers,’ ‘ takers,’ and ‘matchers.’ Those who give generously and freely of their time and expertise may not startout as the most successful but they end up at the top. They learn by solvingothers’ problems and they develop extraordinary social capital. This one is a great staff offsite read or a gift for your senior team or board chair.

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