Wharton professor Adam Grant on ‘Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World’

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    Guest: Adam Grant

    We’ll sit down with ADAM GRANT, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, to discuss his new book Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World. Originals studies stories of success from the trailblazers who have shaped the realms of business, sports, politics, and entertainment. Grant is the youngest tenured and most highly rated professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He’s a sought-after expert on work success, motivation, and giving and helping behaviors for a range of clients that includes Google, Goldman Sachs, Pixar, the United Nations, the NFL, and the U.S. Army. He’s also a contributing op-ed writer for the New York Times and the author of the bestselling and widely translated Give and Take. His research has been highlighted in acclaimed and bestselling books by the likes of Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, and Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

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