Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

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Google、麥肯錫、Nike等企業高層一致好評
每個人都應該知道的新世紀成功方程式！

　　過去，人們習慣將成功歸因於個人特質，例如熱情、勤奮、天賦或是運氣。今日，成功似乎與我們在職場裡與他人的互動、己身所扮演的角色更有關聯性。

　　華頓商學院最年輕的終身教授Adam Grant研究發現，現代工作者可概分為三類：予取予求者(takers)、公平遊戲者(matchers)與奉獻者(givers)。予取予求者總是儘可能地從他人身上獲得好處，公平遊戲者則希望所有交易都是公平對等的，奉獻者則是習慣默默燃燒自己，不問回報。這三種類型沒有所謂好壞，但都對成功有驚人的影響力。

　　作者特別引當今的名人為例，透過故事來說明有效的人脈、感染力、溝通談判、領導能力與成功的關係。他點燃的這盞明燈，不只照亮了在職場工作中的我們，更可廣及整個社會組織與社群，共同達成目標！（文/博客來編譯）

　　For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return.

　　Using his own pioneering research as Wharton’s youngest tenured professor, Grant shows that these styles have a surprising impact on success. Although some givers get exploited and burn out, the rest achieve extraordinary results across a wide range of industries. Combining cutting-edge evidence with captivating stories, this landmark book shows how one of America’s best networkers developed his connections, why the creative genius behind one of the most popular shows in television history toiled for years in anonymity, how a basketball executive responsible for multiple draft busts transformed his franchise into a winner, and how we could have anticipated Enron’s demise four years before the company collapsed-without ever looking at a single number.

　　Praised by bestselling authors such as Dan Pink, Tony Hsieh, Dan Ariely, Susan Cain, Dan Gilbert, Gretchen Rubin, Bob Sutton, David Allen, Robert Cialdini, and Seth Godin-as well as senior leaders from Google, McKinsey, Merck, Estee Lauder, Nike, and NASA-Give and Take highlights what effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills have in common. This landmark book opens up an approach to success that has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities.

作者簡介

亞當．格蘭特Adam Grant

　　世界知名的華頓商學院最年輕的終身聘教授，也是學生評價最高的老師，並被美國《商業週刊》選為最受歡迎教授，名列世界四十歲以下商學院教授TOP 40。

　　他畢業於哈佛大學，並獲得密西根大學心理學碩士和博士學位。十四歲時曾想成為跳水選手，但就讀哈佛大學時，他發現比起追逐個人的比賽成就，他更喜歡幫助別人達成目標。他認為心理學能夠改善全人類的生活，於是告別選手生涯，全心投入心理學的領域。

　　當他還是哈佛大一新鮮人時，就擔任Let’s Go出版公司的廣告業務，結果四個月就創下超過六十萬美元的業績紀錄，十九歲便升任廣告業務總監，並贏得年度最佳經理人獎。這個工作經驗也使他對職場心理學萌生興趣，他發覺大部分的人都將生活重心放在工作上，甚至醒著的時間有一大半都奉獻給工作，但為什麼多數人面對工作卻提不起勁，甚至對自己的工作完全不滿意？他明白自己終於找到了畢生的目標，就是活用心理學專業知識，致力解決這個當代最重要的社會問題。

　　美國心理學會讚譽格蘭特「改變了我們對工作動機的既有認知，並點出了人際關係可帶來無所不在、強而有力的激勵因子。」他曾獲美國管理學會「卡明斯學術成就獎」、產業及組織心理學會「青年傑出貢獻科學獎」，以及「歐文斯學術成就獎」的工業組織心理學最佳發表論文獎。他主持的「影響力研究室」已培育出十多位博士候選人，並經常獲邀至Google、IBM、美國海軍、美國陸軍等單位演講。

　　Adam Grant is the youngest tenured professor and single highest-rated teacher at The Wharton School. An award-winning researcher and teacher, his consulting and speaking clients include Google, the NFL, Merck, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, and the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. He has been honored as one of BusinessWeek's favorite professors and one of the world's top 40 business professors under 40. A leading expert in work and success, he has published more than 50 articles during the last five years in prominent psychology and management journals. He has appeared on the Today Show, CNN, and the Diane Rehm show, and was recently profiled in the New York Times magazine cover story, "Is giving the secret to getting ahead?" He holds a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan and a B.A. from Harvard University. He is a former record-setting advertising director, junior Olympic springboard diver, and professional magician. For more details, see giveandtake.com