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Wharton Professor, Organizational Psychologist
Adam Grant is an American organisational psychologist and the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers 'Give and Take,' 'Originals,' 'Think Again,' and 'Hidden Potential,' and hosts the TED podcast 'WorkLife.'
by Adam Grant
Grant studies how non-conformists drive change by being surprisingly strategic. Originals succeed not through reckless risk but by generating many ideas and timing their moves carefully.
by Adam Grant
Grant shows givers often end up at both the bottom and top of success metrics. The difference is strategic generosity: helping freely but with boundaries that prevent burnout.
by Adam Grant
Grant argues the ability to rethink and unlearn beats raw intelligence in a changing world. The best thinkers treat their own opinions with a scientist's curiosity, not a preacher's conviction.
The books Adam Grant references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Daniel Kahneman
Kahneman reveals that our minds run on two systems: fast intuition and slow deliberation. Most errors in judgement come from trusting System 1 when the situation demands System 2's careful analysis.
by Robert Cialdini
Cialdini identifies six universal principles of persuasion: reciprocity, commitment, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity. Understanding these triggers explains why we say yes, and how others get us to comply.
by Carol Dweck
Dweck argues that believing talent is fixed leads to stagnation, while a growth mindset, the belief that abilities develop through effort, unlocks potential. How you frame challenge determines whether you learn or quit.
Who Adam draws from, and who draws from Adam — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.