Give and Take

Bias

Dear Men: Wake Up and Smell the Inequality

Adam Grant Ph.D. on October 1, 2015

Men see no bias, hear no bias, speak no bias

Men see no bias, hear no bias, speak no bias

Leadership

No, You Can’t Pick My Brain, But I’ll Talk to You Anyway

Adam Grant Ph.D. on September 29, 2015

Why you might want to take that meeting

Why you might want to take that meeting

Happiness

7 New Books to Read This Fall

Adam Grant Ph.D. on August 27, 2015

The best new reads on psychology

The best new reads on psychology

Wisdom

My Mentor Never Gave His Last Lecture

Adam Grant Ph.D. on August 5, 2015

If you use your candle to light mine, I get light without darkening you.

If you use your candle to light mine, I get light without darkening you.

Many men don't champion women because they're blind to gender biases

Conscientiousness

How Not to Ask for a Recommendation Letter

Adam Grant Ph.D. on February 4, 2015

The worst ways to ask for a recommendation

The worst ways to ask for a recommendation

Career

The 15 New Books to Read in 2015

Adam Grant Ph.D. on January 7, 2015

The most exciting books coming out on psychology and work

The most exciting books coming out on psychology and work

Kleptomnesia: the idea theft you didn't see coming

Sport and Competition

3 Ways to Stop Offensive People From Offending You

Adam Grant Ph.D. on November 19, 2014

A sneak preview of an entertaining new TV show based on psychological science

A sneak preview of an entertaining new TV show based on psychological science

Some books change our actions, not only our thoughts.

There's a better group of cofounders than your friends

There's another ability that has a bigger influence on our success at work.

Five ways to fight stage fright

This fall, there's an unusually exciting crop of big idea and business books about human behavior, innovation and entrepreneurship, and the fundamental questions of success, meaning, and happiness in work and life.

Altruism

Legacy Wars: Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates

Adam Grant Ph.D. on August 25, 2014

Legacies are about more than achievements

Legacies are about more than achievements

Friends

Do You Know Who Your Real Friends Are?

Adam Grant Ph.D. on July 31, 2014

Real friends don't let friends talk about the weather.

Real friends don't let friends talk about the weather.

What matters more: equity or equality?

What not to do with the corporate jet

Behavioral economics isn't what you think it is.

What happens when famous people are asked about giving?