Recode Decode: Psychologist Adam Grant

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Business, Technology

4.2 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Psychologist Adam Grant, the author of “Originals” and “Give and Take” and co-author with Sheryl Sandberg of “Option B,” talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about how to work smarter and more successfully with your colleagues. Grant says companies that think they have unique corporate cultures are generally wrong: Everyone wants safety, fairness, respect and control. He also explains how hiring for “culture fit” can hurt companies in the long run, why he hates the phrase “don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions” and why the best _and_ worst performers on a team are people he’d call “givers.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thanks to Zippercuder, the presenting sponsor of Recode Decode.
0:04.1	You know what's not smart?
0:05.4	Learning to fly a drone with a blindfold on.
0:07.8	You know what is smart?
0:08.8	Hiring with Zippercuder.
0:10.5	Zippercuder's powerful technology scans thousands of resumes to find people with the right
0:14.3	experience for your job.
0:15.8	It's so effective that 80% of employers who post on Zippercuder get a quality candidate
0:20.6	through the site in just one day.
0:22.9	My listeners can try it for free at zippercuder.com slash decode.
0:27.2	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Editor at Large at Recode.
0:35.2	You may know me as someone who believes in the power of give and take.
0:38.0	I give the orders and everyone else should take them, but in my spare time I talk tech
0:41.5	and you're listening to Recode Decode from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:45.3	Today in the red chair is someone I've wanted to have your long time, Dr. Adam Grant, an
0:48.7	organizational psychologist and best-selling author.
0:52.0	We co-wrote Option B with Cheryl Sandberg in 2017 and wrote other books before that, including
0:57.4	Give and Take, while helping others drives our success and also the originals, which was
1:01.9	a big impact in Silicon Valley for sure.
1:04.8	He's also the co-founder of an organization called Give and Take, which helps businesses
1:07.9	and other teams work better together.
1:09.8	Adam, welcome to Recode Decode.
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