Jan 16, 2023Boych2018 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Good analysis of Taker, Matcher and Giver reciprocity styles that finishes with a listing on implementing ideas discussed. Included are some useful one on one selling observations.
Jan 17, 2022mnack_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book changed my life. It's actually OK to be a 'giver'!! WHO KNEW!?! Grant does the studies and gives us the strategies to be a giver without being a pushover or a doormat. I am adding this book to my library!
Apr 27, 2021bluebugler rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A very good book. I had always divided the world up into givers and takers. This book promotes a better model, givers, matchers and takers. And two types of givers as well - the naive givers who often become doormats and the 'otherish'…
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Jan 02, 2020gslucas rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great book to read. If only people will realize and be more of a giver, we will have a better world. Loved it !
Dec 07, 2016careybeal rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
As a professional in Human Resources, this book really hit home, and should for anyone - not just those who share the same profession as me.
It offers substantial evidence of the benefits to having a "giver" reciprocity style and…
No excessive gobbledegook, but clearly explains in words the interactional consequences amongst groups comprised of givers, doormats, matchers, takers, and fakers, with particularly good advice on how to avoid becoming a doormat. Gives me…
Great book, I highly recommend it! It was captivating and offered a new and different perspective. I liked Adam's style, the stories he included, including his own. He reads like an interesting person. He shares interesting ideas, tools…
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Aug 17, 2014ksoles rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5 Stars...
Although it debates the push and pull of business ethics, "Give and Take" argues, at heart, that nice guys don't always finish last. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant provides an interesting host of testimonial stories…
Jun 14, 2013JLMason rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very insightful. A different way of looking at business relationships and this affects one's success. Definitely jives with my observations in the workplace. The examples were particularly interesting.
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