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Originals, how non-conformists change the world, Adam Grant

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Originals

Adam Grant

how non-conformists change the world

How can we originate new ideas, policies and practices without risking it all? Adam Grant shows how to improve the world by championing novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battling conformity, and bucking outdated traditions. Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognise a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt. Told through dazzling case studies of people going against the grain, you'll encounter an entrepreneur who pitches the reasons not to invest, a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from three levels below, an analyst who challenged secrecy at the CIA, a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees who don't criticise him, and the TV executive who saved Seinfeld from the cutting room floor. "Originals" will give you groundbreaking insights about rejecting conformity and how to change the world