A Bit of Everything with Adam Grant

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Careers

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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What would you talk to organizational psychologist and author of Give and Take, Adam Grant, about? Everything! This was one of those conversations that went in so many directions…and I learned so much. This is … A Bit of Optimism. YouTube: http://youtube.com/simonsinek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simonsinek Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/simonsinek/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/simonsinek/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsinek Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/officialsimonsinek/

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0:00.0	Welcome to season two
0:07.0	season two of a bit of optimism. I'm thrilled to be back and to kick off the new season, I decided to invite Adam Grant.
0:16.1	Adam is an organizational psychologist, a New York Times best-selling author, and one of the top-rated
0:22.3	professors at the Wharton School.
0:24.6	He's also the yin to my yang.
0:27.0	He has a breadth of knowledge that few others can even come close.
0:31.1	It's kind of unbelievable. So instead of talking about something specific, we decided
0:35.8	to talk a little bit about everything, and it was really interesting. This is a bit of optimism.
0:45.0	I invited you to be here because I love you,
0:49.0	because I love your work and I love you and I love your perspective on the world.
0:52.0	When I was thinking about what I wanted to talk to you about, I love your perspective on the world.
0:53.0	When I was thinking about what I wanted to talk to you about, you know, there's so many things
0:56.0	that you've done that I find interesting that I actually in the end decided not to pick a subject.
1:03.0	You know, you use the word love and I have to say that's a strong word.
1:07.0	I don't know if I love you, but I do like you a lot and I find you endlessly fascinating.
1:12.0	I love your work.
1:16.0	That's much better.
1:17.0	By the way, if somebody has a choice between loving me and loving my work,
1:20.0	I would rather they love my work and like me than vice versa.
1:23.6	Yes, that's true.
1:25.1	That's a whole different podcast.
1:27.2	Yes it is.
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