Adam Grant on when to help others

Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel

Careers, Business

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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It’s a holiday here in the US and we’re taking the day to recharge. Enjoy this episode from the Hello Monday archives, featuring workplace psychologist Adam Grant. He explains the secrets behind his wildly productive work life, shares how he manages his time and talks through how much of his time he gives away to help others. Later in the episode, Caroline Fairchild explores listeners' tips on how to say “no.” Follow Adam Grant on LinkedIn and check out his podcast, Work Life with Adam Grant. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir. Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. Join our new LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners and continue this week’s conversation here: https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Ryan Roslansky, the CEO of LinkedIn. Listen to my new podcast, The Path.
0:05.0	Discover how today's greatest leader shaped their unique career paths and the lessons they learned along the way.
0:10.0	Tune in to new episodes weekly wherever you enjoy your podcasts.
0:14.0	LinkedIn News
0:20.0	Hey, it's Jesse Hempel host of Hello Monday coming at you this week with an episode from our archives.
0:26.0	And for this week, I went all the way back to our very first season.
0:32.0	When I invited my friend Adam Grant into the studio, you may know Adam's work.
0:38.0	He has written so many books. He's an organizational psychologist.
0:42.0	And I actually had a question for him.
0:46.0	Adam is an expert at time. He just comes off as one of the most productive people you've ever met.
0:51.0	And he's a person you just, you want to do things for him because he always does things for you.
0:57.0	So I wanted to know how he balances his social network. I mean his IRL social network.
1:03.0	How does he do that? How does he manage not to get burnt out himself?
1:07.0	We'll also show you that there's so many people. Goodness knows I'd love to be able to figure out how to do that better in my own life.
1:13.0	So without further ado, I give you this episode and please, please stick around for the Coda because
1:20.0	if you like me know that this was recorded in 2019, you will have to listen well to what Adam said about the difference between being in real life with somebody and being on a screen.
1:34.0	Okay, with that, have a great week.
1:38.0	From the editorial team at LinkedIn, I'm Jesse Hempel and this is Hello Monday, a show where I investigate the changing nature of work and how that work is changing us.
1:54.0	Adam Grant is everyone's favorite life coach. He thinks you can improve your memory. He has rules for how to tame your inbox.
2:02.0	He has an endless stream of productivity tips. Adam is an organizational psychologist and a professor at Wharton.
2:09.0	He's written an entire book on givers and takers and he thinks it's a good idea to be generous with your time and attention, which is why this week I wanted to get his help on a very personal pain point.
2:20.0	How we nurture our social networks. I'm not talking about software here. I mean our actual communities, the people we meet, work with and choose to help out.
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