Negative feedback can make people feel inferior.
Tweeting has taught me the discipline to say more with fewer words.
Perhaps gaining power doesn't cause people to act like takers. It simply creates the opportunity for people who think like takers to express themselves.
To generate creative ideas, it's important to start from an unusual place. But to explain those ideas, they have to be connected to something familiar.
Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them.
When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.
If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.
Being a giver is not about saying yes to all of the people all of the time to all of the requests.
I spend a lot of my time trying to help leaders build cultures of productive givers.
When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'
I have two rules for a great book: make me think and make me smile.
The mark of higher education isn't the knowledge you accumulate in your head. It's the skills you gain about how to learn.
The culture of a workplace - an organization's values, norms and practices - has a huge impact on our happiness and success.
When trying to innovate, most people stop after 10-15 possibilities, failing to recognize that their first ideas are usually the most obvious ones.
Takers are self-serving in their interactions. It's all about what can you do for me.
To get real diversity of thought, you need to find the people who genuinely hold different views and invite them into the conversation.
I believe that the most meaningful way to succeed is to help other people succeed.
Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.
Originals are nonconformists, people who not only have new ideas but take action to champion them. They are people who stand out and speak up. Originals drive creativity and change in the world. They're the people you want to bet on.
If an organization values innovation, you can assume it's safe to speak up with new ideas, leaders will listen, and your voice matters.
