Book "Givers and Takers" Highlights Building Strong Teams

By Marisa Arbona-Ruiz

Are you a giver or a taker? Or somewhere in between? Organizational psychologist, professor and best selling author Adam Grant says there are three main types of characters that can strongly impact team performance. After a very deep dive into organizational culture, he presents his ground-breaking findings in his book Givers and Takers. He concludes that giving unselfishly helps drive success and shares what he has observed as the ideal combination for building a thriving organization that creates both a strong performance and a winning company culture. Breaking from old, conventional beliefs, Grant’s surprising research has been influencing the workforce by changing the way leaders approach team building. Check out Adam Grant’s motivational TED Talk presentation: