New Releases by Adam Grant

Persistence and creativity can lead to amazing things, as Leif the leaf discovers in this lovely storybook from Allison Sweet Grant and Adam Grant, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Originals. Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch? In a culture that prizes achievement, kids are often afraid to fail--failing to realize that some of the very ideas that don''t work are steps along the path to ones that will.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers'' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Originals, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past perfect continuous, mixed conditionals, more complex passive forms and modals for deduction in the past. Being an original thinker can change the world. Learn how to recognise a great idea, to speak up for yourself, to choose the right time to act, and to manage fear and doubt by standing out from the crowd. Visit the Penguin Readers website Register to access online resources including tests, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook).

From the pubhlisher, ''Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality in children; and how leaders can build cultures that welcome dissent...'' Vietnamese translation by Le Quang Long, edited by Vuong Bao Long.

Five years'' worth of management wisdom, all in one place. Get the latest, most significant thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review in 5 Years of Must Reads: 2020 Edition. Every year, HBR editors examine the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past twelve months to select the definitive articles that have provoked the most conversation, the most inspiration, and the most change. From how you can lead with authenticity by moving past your comfort zone, to engaging customers and employees alike with the help of artificial intelligence, to scaling your agile processes from a handful of teams to hundreds, the articles in this five-book collection will help you manage your daily challenges and meet the changing competitive landscape head-on. Books in the HBR 10 Must Reads series offer essential reading selected from the pages of Harvard Business Review on topics critical to the success of every manager. Each book is packed with advice and inspiration from leading experts such as Clayton Christensen, Michael Porter, W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, Herminia Ibarra, Marcus Buckingham, Roger Martin, Adam Grant, Thomas Davenport, and Katrina Lake. Company examples range from P&G, DHL, and Deloitte to Alibaba, Google, and Stitch Fix. 5 Years of Must Reads: 2020 Edition brings the most current and important business conversations to your fingertips.

You can change your company''s culture. Organizational culture often feels like something that has a life of its own. But leaders are the stewards of a company''s culture and have the power to shape and even change it. If you read nothing else on building a better organizational culture, read these 10 articles. We''ve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you identify where your culture can be improved, communicate change, and anticipate and address implementation challenges. This book will inspire you to: See what your company culture is currently like--and what it could be Explore your company''s emotional culture Gather input on what needs to be fixed or initiated Improve collaboration Foster a culture of trust Articulate the new culture''s mission, values, and expectations Deal with resistance and roadblocks This collection of articles includes "The Leader''s Guide to Corporate Culture," by Boris Groysberg, Jeremiah Lee, Jesse Price, and J. Yo-Jud Cheng; "Manage Your Emotional Culture," by Sigal Barsade and Olivia A. O''Neill; "The Neuroscience of Trust," by Paul J. Zak; "Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization," by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor; "Creating the Best Workplace on Earth," by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones; "Cultural Change That Sticks," by Jon R. Katzenbach, Ilona Steffen, and Caroline Kronley; "How to Build a Culture of Originality," by Adam Grant; "When Culture Doesn''t Translate," by Erin Meyer; "Culture Is Not the Culprit," by Jay W. Lorsch and Emily Gandhi; "Conquering a Culture of Indecision," by Ram Charan; and "Radical Change, the Quiet Way," by Debra E. Meyerson.

Adam Grant, the bestselling author of Give and Take, teams with his wife, Allison, to share the lighthearted tale of a gift in search of a giver--a classic in the making and the perfect conversation starter about thoughtfulness. This delightful book--one of Amazon''s 2019 Holiday Gift Picks and Most Anticipated Books--is designed to start conversations with kids about generosity. In the tradition of Goodnight Gorilla, the words are intentionally spare. The book is meant to be read interactively, with adults posing questions so kids can guess what''s happening (and why). Praised by both parents and teachers for sparking imagination and eliciting discussion, the story can be interpreted differently in every family, by every child, and reinterpreted many times over. Give the gift of this clever, earnest book about generosity--a new and nourishing fable for every child''s library (and one that includes a delightfully innovative cover approach that requires the reader to unfasten the Velcroed cover for a fun unboxing effect!). It''s a gift that keeps on giving. "Truly phenomenal . . . Kristen [Bell]''s favorite book we''ve read to the kids in a year." --Dax Shepard of the podcast "Armchair Expert"

Being an original thinker can change the world. Learn how to recognise a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, choose the right time to act and manage fear and doubt by standing out from the crowd. Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills. Originals, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past perfect continuous, mixed conditionals, more complex passive forms and modals for deduction in the past.

हर व्यक्ति जानता है कि कड़ी मेहनत, तक़दीर और प्रतिभा जमरे कामकाजी जीवन में बड़ी भूमिका निभाते हैं। इस बेहतरीन पुस्तक में ऐडम ग्रांट ने एक चौथे महत्वपूर्ण तत्त्व की उपयोगिता बताई है कि शीर्ष पर पहुंचने का सर्वश्रेष्ठ रास्ता है अन्य लोगों को अपने साथ लाने पर ध्यान केंद्रित करना। यह पुस्तक कामयाबी के बारे में हमारी मूलभूत समझ में बदलाव लाती है तथा सहयोगियों, ग्राहकों और प्रतिस्पर्धियों के साथ हमारे रिश्तों के लिए नए मॉडल को प्रस्तुत करती है। ग्रांट ने वॉर्टन बिज़नेस स्कूल में प्रोफ़ेसर क रूप में अपने गहन शोध का इस्तेमाल करने के साथ ही हॉलीवुड से लेकर इतिहास तक कि सफलता की कहानियों के माध्यम से दिखाया है कि अन्य लोगों की मदद करने से हमें अधिक व्यक्तिगत सफलता मिलती है।

2019''s best reads, all in one place. Get five years of the latest, most significant thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review in one library set. Every year, HBR editors examine the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past twelve months to select the articles that have provoked the most conversation, the most inspiration, and the most change. From how companies can proactively evolve their business models to stay ahead of the digital revolution to understanding why your strategy execution isn''t working--and how to fix it--the articles in these volumes will help you manage your daily challenges and meet the changing competitive landscape head-on. Books in the HBR 10 Must Reads series offer essential reading from Harvard Business Review on topics critical to the success of every manager. Each book is packed with advice and inspiration from leading experts such as Clayton Christensen, Michael Porter, Herminia Ibarra, Daniel Goleman, Marcus Buckingham, Roger Martin, Adam Grant, Thomas Davenport, and Patty McCord. Company examples range from Unilever, Deloitte, and DHL to Facebook, Netflix, Google, and Uber. 5 Years of Must Reads: 2019 Edition brings the most current and important business conversations of the past few years to your fingertips.

Comment défendre ses idées et ses valeurs sans risquer de tout perdre ? Adam Grant montre comment améliorer le monde en réfléchissant d''une façon nouvelle, à l''encontre des idées reçues, en combattant les conformismes et en rejetant les traditions désuètes. À l''aide d''études surprenantes et d''anecdotes tirées du monde de l''entreprise, de la politique, du sport, du cinéma ou de la télévision, Grant dénonce la croyance populaire selon laquelle les anticonformistes qui réussissent sont des leaders-nés qui n''hésitent pas à prendre tous les risques. Au lieu de cela, son ouvrage explore la façon dont on reconnaît une bonne idée, comment on la défend sans être réduit au silence et comment on identifie les pistes de changement. Les parents y apprennent comment favoriser un esprit original chez leur enfant, et les dirigeants comment combattre la pensée unique pour bâtir une culture d''entreprise ouverte aux idées neuves. Parmi différentes trajectoires édifiantes de novateurs, Osez sortir du rang ! raconte les histoires d''un entrepreneur à succès qui présente les raisons de ne pas investir dans ses projets; d''une femme qui a remis en cause une décision de Steve Jobs, alors qu''elle était trois échelons plus bas dans la hiérarchie d''Apple; d''une agent de renseignement qui a remis en question la politique du secret à la CIA; d''un gourou de la finance milliardaire qui licencie les employés qui oublient de le critiquer et celle du producteur de télévision qui a évité à la série Seinfeld d''être enterrée prématurément. Osez sortir du rang ! propose des pistes d''inspiration inédites sur les façons de rejeter le conformisme et explique ce qui caractérise réellement les esprits originaux. C''est un ouvrage qui procure les connaissances et la force nécessaires pour défendre ses idées et changer le monde.

"LOS NEGOCIOS SON UN CAMPO DE BATALLA." "El éxito no se comparte." "Los favores son para cobrarse." Todos hemos escuchado estas frases, y las creemos ciegamente. Después de todo, ¿cuántas veces hemos visto triunfar a los más voraces y ambiciosos, por encima de quienes se detienen a pensar en los demás? Adam Grant afirma lo contrario: sostiene que el verdadero éxito se logra ayudando a los demás. Los generosos, los que cooperan, los que dan más de lo que toman, son quienes obtienen el respeto, las mejores relaciones comerciales y los frutos del trabajo en el largo plazo. Como se demuestra en estas páginas, el enfoque de Grant sobre las distintas formas de dar y recibir no sólo ayuda a explicar diversas historias de éxito; también proporciona nuevas herramientas para: • Desarrollar estrategias de negociación • Explotar el potencial de nuestros colaboradores • Crear equipos de trabajo sobresalientes • Aprovechar al máximo nuestros contactos • Influir en nuestros clientes y socios Brillante y sabio, éste no es sólo un libro: es una nueva y deslumbrante visión del mundo. Susan Cain, autora de El poder de los introvertidos Quizás el libro más importante de este siglo que comienza, Dar y recibir influirá profundamente en cómo planeamos nuestras carreras, tratamos a nuestros amigos y parientes, educamos a nuestros hijos y diseñamos nuestras instituciones. Una lectura gloriosa que destruye el mito de que la codicia es la clave del éxito. Robert I. Sutton, autor de Buen jefe, mal jefe

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the day-to-day workings of society. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Bodleian Library (Oxford) T214123 Dated at head of the drop-head title: February 3. 1789. The final leaf is the ''Account-current''. [Edinburgh, 1789]. 20, [2]p.; 4°

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DESPUÉS DE LA REPENTINA MUERTE DE SU MARIDO, Sheryl Sandberg creyó que ni ella ni sus hijos podrían volver a ser felices. «Estaba en “la nada”», escribe, «en un vacío inabarcable que inunda el corazón y los pulmones, y merma la capacidad para pensar e incluso para respirar». Su amigo Adam Grant, psicólogo en Wharton, le explicó que existen pasos concretos que podemos dar para recuperarnos de las experiencias que nos destrozan la vida. No nacemos con una cantidad determinada de resiliencia, sino que esta es un músculo que todos podemos desarrollar. Opción B combina la experiencia de Sheryl con las reveladoras investigaciones de Adam sobre como reunir fuerza para afrontar la adversidad. Opción B, sin embargo, va más allá de la terrible pérdida de Sheryl y explora cómo un amplio abanico de personas muy distintas ha superado todo tipo de reveses, desde una enfermedad o la pérdida del empleo hasta una agresión sexual, desde los desastres naturales hasta la violencia de la guerra. Todas estas historias muestran la capacidad del espíritu humano para perseverar... y recobrar la alegría y la felicidad. Incluso después de una tragedia devastadora, es posible crecer al encontrar un sentido más trascendente y dar más valor a nuestra vida. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION #1 New York Times Best Seller Named a Best Book of 2017 by Barnes & Noble and Amazon From Facebook’s COO and Wharton’s top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life’s inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. “I was in ‘the void,’” she writes, “a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe.” Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B combines Sheryl’s personal insights with Adam’s eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Beginning with the gut-wrenching moment when she finds her husband, Dave Goldberg, collapsed on a gym floor, Sheryl opens up her heart—and her journal—to describe the acute grief and isolation she felt in the wake of his death. But Option B goes beyond Sheryl’s loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, and the violence of war. Their stories reveal the capacity of the human spirit to persevere . . . and to rediscover joy. Resilience comes from deep within us and from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events, it is possible to grow by finding deeper meaning and gaining greater appreciation in our lives. Option B illuminates how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for ourselves, raise strong children, and create resilient families, communities, and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead. Two weeks after losing her husband, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. “I want Dave,” she cried. Her friend replied, “Option A is not available,” and then promised to help her make the most of Option B. We all live some form of Option B. This book will help us all make the most of it.

Adam Grant is een van de boeiendste en prikkelendste grote denkers van zijn generatie en richt zich er in dit boek op hoe je de wereld een beetje beter kunt maken vanuit een pioniersperspectief: door ervoor te kiezen om tegen de stroom in te zwemmen, te strijden tegen conformisme en je af te zetten tegen verouderde tradities. Hoe kun je je sterk maken voor nieuwe ideeën, nieuw beleid en nieuwe gewoonten zonder daarbij je reputatie, je relaties en je carrière op het spel te zetten? Aan de hand van verrassende onderzoeken en verhalen uit de zakenwereld, de politiek en de sport- en entertainmentindustrie ontkracht Grant de algemene aanname dat succesvolle non-conformisten geboren leiders zijn die risico’s gewillig aangaan. In Het kan ook anders legt hij uit dat iedereen kansen voor verandering en goede ideeën kan leren herkennen, onzekerheid en ambivalentie kan overwinnen en suggesties kan opperen zonder dat iemand je de mond snoert. Je krijgt onder meer inzicht in de succesvolle technieken van: een ondernemer die zijn start-ups aanprijst door te benadrukken waarom je er juist níét in moet investeren; een vrouwelijke manager bij Apple die op de managementladder drie sporten onder Steve Jobs zat, maar hem niettemin durfde tegen te spreken; een analiste die wist af te rekenen met de cultuur van geheimhouding binnen de CIA; een steenrijk fi nancieel genie die mensen ontslaat als ze geen kritiek op hem durven te hebben; een filmproducent die door het stellen van één vraag Disneys allereerste animatiefi lm die gebaseerd was op een origineel verhaal uit de prullenbak wist te redden. Grant toont aan hoe je originaliteit kunt oproepen, ontketenen en vasthouden, en biedt praktische inzichten voor hoe je als individu vanuit onverwachte hoek steun kunt verwerven, hoe leiders groepsdenken kunnen omzeilen, en ouders en onderwijzers kinderen zelfstandig kunnen leren nadenken. Dit levert een verzameling baanbrekende inzichten op hoe je door non-conformisme je situatie kunt verbeteren en verder kunt komen. Mensen die openlijk origineel durven te zijn, hebben last van dezelfde angsten en twijfels als ieder ander, maar ze onderscheiden zich doordat ze niet bevriezen of flauwvallen als zaken tegenzitten. Dan gaan ze namelijk alsnog tot actie over. Het kan ook anders zal je de kennis en moed geven om je eigen ideeën krachtig te bepleiten.

Basado en su propia experiencia, Sheryl Sandberg, directora de operaciones de Facebook y autora del best seller Vayamos adelante, firma junto con Adam Grant, profesor de Wharton y autor de Originals, un libro práctico e inspirador sobre la superación. Después de la repentina muerte de su marido, Sheryl Sandberg creyó que ni ella ni sus hijos podrían volver a ser felices. «Estaba en "la nada"», escribe, «en un vacío inabarcable que inunda el corazón y los pulmones, y merma la capacidad para pensar e incluso para respirar.» Su amigo Adam Grant, psicólogo en Wharton, le explicó que hay unos pasos concretos que podemos dar para recuperarnos y reponernos de las experiencias que nos destrozan la vida. No nacemos con una cantidad determinada de resiliencia, sino que ésta es un músculo que todos podemos desarrollar. Opción B combina la experiencia de Sheryl con las reveladoras investigaciones de Adam sobre cómo hallar fuerzas cuando afrontamos la adversidad. Desde el instante demoledor en el que encuentra a su marido desplomado en el suelo del gimnasio, Sheryl nos abre su corazón -y su diario- para describir la profunda pena y desolación que siguió a la muerte de Dave. Opción B, sin embargo, va más allá de la terrible pérdida de Sheryl y explora cómo un amplio abanico de personas ha superado todo tipo de reveses, desde una enfermedad o la pérdida del empleo a una agresión sexual, desde los desastres naturales a la violencia de la guerra. Todas estas historias muestran la capacidad del espíritu humano para perseverar... Y recobrar la alegría y la felicidad. La resiliencia proviene tanto de nuestro interior como del apoyo que recibimos de los demás. Incluso después de una tragedia devastadora, es posible creceral encontrar un sentido más trascendente y dar más valor a nuestras vidas. Opción B nos enseña a ayudar a otras personas que se hallan en un momento de crisis, a desarrollar compasión por nosotros mismos, a criar hijos equilibrados, y a engendrar familias, comunidades y empresas resilientes. Y muchas de estas lecciones pueden aplicarse a nuestra lucha diaria para sobreponernos a cualquier contingencia que el futuro nos depare. Dos semanas después de perder a su marido, Sheryl debía prepararse para una actividad conjunta entre padres e hijos. «Quiero a Dave», se lamentó. Un amigo le respondió: «La opción A no es posible», pero le prometió ayudarla a encontrar la mejor Opción B. Todos vivimos algún tipo de Opción B. Y este libro nos ayudará a que sea la mejor opción posible. Reseñas: «Recomiendo este libro inspirador a todas las personas del mundo. Nadie puede evitar la tristeza, la pérdida o los reveses de la vida, así que la mejor opción es encontrar nuestra Opción B.» Malala Yousafzai, Premio Nobel de la Paz «Sheryl escribe sobre su propia experiencia desgarradora con una sinceridad poco habitual. Después, junto con Adam, convierte esta historia personal en una guía práctica y alentadora para cualquiera que intente desarrollar la resiliencia en su vida, comunidad o empresa. Ya es muy difícil llegar a los lectores. Pero lo es todavía más ayudarlos a dar pasos concretos hacia un futuro mejor. Opción B consigue ambas cosas.» Bill y Melinda Gates, copresidentes de la Fundación Bill & Melinda Gates

面對人生無法避免的失去與傷痛 我們仍可以鍛鍊韌性，重新發現幸福 ★紐約時報暢銷榜Top 1 ★亞馬遜2017年度好書／分類暢榜Top 1 Facebook臉書營運長雪柔．桑德伯格Sheryl Sandberg 與華頓商學院教授亞當．格蘭特Adam Grant跨界鉅作 我們都會面對失去， 失去工作、情感、家庭、健康、甚至失去生命。 悲劇或挫敗，總會發生。問題不是何時發生， 而是我們都該學會如何面對。 Facebook營運長、《時代》雜誌最有影響力人物雪柔‧桑德伯格有著眾人嚮往的A+人生，完美的履歷、令人羨慕的工作、親愛的老公與孩子。但兩年前，桑德伯格的丈夫在度假中意外驟逝，她的人生瞬時陷入不見底的痛苦，她不知道自己該如何走出如影隨形的傷痛，更不知道如何教養兩個稚齡的孩子有個快樂的人生。 丈夫過世兩週後，桑德伯格正與朋友討論該由誰去參加學校所舉辦那場需要父親參加的親子活動。「但我想要大維去，我想要大維帶我們的兒子一起去。」桑德伯格哭著說。身邊的朋友擁著他說，「A選項已經不存在了，就從Ｂ選項開始吧！」 人生無法盡如人意，我們每個人都活在某種形式的B選項中 即使完美選項不復存在，我們仍可以擁抱Ｂ選項，勇敢重新開始 不只是失去親愛的人，人生中各種逆境總是突然來到，工作受挫、失去情感。不管是自己，還是身邊所愛的親友，每個人在面對失去與逆境時，都需要一個減緩痛苦的方法，一種堅定的陪伴。 這本書結合了桑德伯格獨到的洞見，以及他的好友、華頓商學院心理學教授亞當‧格蘭特對於如何從逆境復原的研究新發現。從發現丈夫大維‧高柏倒在健身房地板上那痛徹心扉的一刻後，桑德伯格攤開她破碎的心，打開她的筆記，分享那失去摯愛後席捲而來的悲傷與孤絕。書中書寫她如何走出喪夫的傷痛，重新發現幸福的歷程，也收錄了來自各領域許多人克服逆境的故事，包括面臨病痛、失業、性侵、暴力、天災與戰爭暴行等重大失落，看他們如何重寫人生，展現人性的堅強。 韌性不是與生俱來，但韌性能像肌肉一樣鍛鍊 你我都能幫助自己與朋友，家人與小孩 培養韌性，獲得穿越逆境的力量 韌性存於我們每個人內在深處，也得自外界的支持與陪伴。即使經歷再大的打擊，我們仍能透過尋找深層意義、學會真心感恩而復原、活出更好的人生。 這本書提供實際可行的方法，幫助讀者發現自己內在未曾發掘的韌性，每個人都可以像鍛鍊肌肉般，強健自己的韌性。本書也分享了清楚的步驟，包含我們如何幫助別人度過難關，同時對自己慈悲，教出堅強的孩子，以及打造韌性十足的家庭、社群和組織，讓我們勇敢迎向每一天的挑戰。 如果你正處逆境與傷痛中，這本書能帶領你找到穿越的路徑； 如果你身邊有人正面對人生的苦痛，這本書會告訴你如何陪伴與有力支持的作法； 如果你擔心孩子無法面對挫折失去，這本書告訴你培養韌性的方法； 如果你相信復原力，在這本書中你將看到更多幫助人們走出逆境，在社會上發揮更大的力量。 各界推薦‧好評迴響 ★比爾蓋茲夫婦、諾貝爾和平獎得主馬拉拉、創新工場董事長李開復 感動推薦 ★紐約時報、華爾街日報、金融時報、時代雜誌、經濟學人、紐約客、People雜誌、富比士雜誌、哈佛商業評論、赫芬頓郵報等重量級國際媒體一致關注報導 ★CNN、CBS、ABC、NPR、歐普拉、Ellen秀等話題採訪熱議 比爾蓋茲夫婦．比爾及梅琳達Bill and Melinda Gates︱蓋茨基金會董事長 馬拉拉Malala Yousafzai︱諾貝爾和平獎得主 李開復︱創新工場董事長 王政忠︱Super Power教師 吳若權︱作家、主持人 周品均︱東京著衣、Wstyle創辦人 唐綺陽︱占星專家 許皓宜︱臺北藝術大學副教授 張進益︱桃園少年之家執行長 陳藹玲︱富邦文教基金會執行董事 夏韻芬︱理財作家 劉清彥︱兒童文學工作者 嚴心鏞︱善果餐飲集團創辦人 林靜如︱律師娘 貴婦奈奈︱知名諮商心理師 蘇益賢︱臨床心理師 海苔熊︱科普心理學作家 余懷瑾︱萬芳高中國文老師 王爰懿︱綠色光合Phytopia創辦人 葛文德Atul Gawande︱《凝視死亡》作者 史蒂文森Bryan Stevenson︱《不完美的正義》作者 史翠德Cheryl Strayed︱《那時候，我只剩下勇敢》作者 「雪柔以罕見的坦誠，寫下自己的心碎。她和亞當又把個人故事轉化為震撼人心的實用指南，幫助讀者為自己、社群及公司建立韌性。」——比爾蓋茲夫婦 「我們都無法逃避悲傷、失去、生活中的大小失落，所以最好的選項，就是找到我們的B選項。」——諾貝爾和平獎得主馬拉拉 「《擁抱B選項》是個撼動人心的故事，是本珍貴的指南，它增強了我們的信心：我們每個人都有力量面對逆境、變得更堅強。」——創新工場董事長李開復 「雪柔以罕見的坦誠，寫下自己心碎的經驗。她和亞當又把個人故事轉化為震撼人心的實用指南，幫助讀者為自己、社群及公司建立韌性。要引發讀者共鳴誠非易事，要幫助讀者採取具體步驟，邁向更美好的未來，就更困難了。《擁抱B選項》兩者都做到了。」──比爾蓋茲夫婦（Bill and Melinda Gates），比爾及梅琳達•蓋茨基金會董事長 「我想推薦這本鼓舞人心的書給全世界。我們都無法逃避悲傷、失去、生活中大大小小的失望與失落，所以最好的選項，就是找到我們的B選項。」──馬拉拉（Malala Yousafzai），諾貝爾和平獎得主 「《擁抱B選項》令人心碎卻又充滿希望。本書的故事不只描述難以想像的痛苦和失落，同時也說明人類仍然有能力忍受煎熬，甚至持續成長茁壯。《擁抱B選項》不但是引人入勝的讀物，也提供了每個人都必須學習的功課。」──葛文德（Atul Gawande），《凝視死亡》作者 「深具洞見、引人入勝。不管是個人或是整個社會，都需要了解如何從傷痛中復原、康復、得到救贖。這本精彩的書完全不避談人生中的失去與難以避免的悲劇，卻充滿鼓舞人心的生命力與鬥志。」──史蒂文森（Bryan Stevenson），《不完美的正義》作者 「充滿啟發、原創、激勵人心。《擁抱B選項》是動人的回憶錄，加上心靈療傷的課程，還有其他人面對生命中重大的失去與悲傷，學習如何回彈、甚至過得更好的故事。這是討論失去與韌性，最實用又不可或缺的必讀書籍。」──史翠德（Cheryl Strayed），《那時候，我只剩下勇敢》作者 「《擁抱B選項》是個撼動人心的故事，是本珍貴的指南，它增強了我們的信心：我每個人們都有力量面對逆境、變得更堅強。」──李開復，創新工場董事長 「桑德伯格沒有因為成功、地位、學問而讓驟然喪夫的傷痛少一點，但是她努力找尋方法，培養面對的勇氣，讓傷痛短一點，也讓自己和周圍的人活得更好一些。謝謝她誠實懇切的分享，透過她的經驗和智慧結晶，讓我們一起學習培養韌性吧！好在失去最好的選擇時，也懂得如何緊緊地抓住次好的可能──B選項。」──陳藹玲，富邦文教基金會執行董事 「人生中常有我們以為過不了的關、承受不了的傷痛。讓這本書引導你走出傷痛，並向你展現更多走出傷痛後迸發出的力量，也告訴你如何陪伴與支持遭遇傷痛的親友。推薦你這本充滿能量、撫平傷痛的好書。」──張進益，桃園少年之家執行長／《下流青春》作者 「本書不只讓我們用另外一個角度去認識心理學，也透過實徵性的理論，帶我們見證了人類心靈韌性的偉大。『活下去』本就不是一件容易的事，但當人生軌道脫離自己的期待時，其實我們還可以有不同的選擇。」──許皓宜，臺北藝術大學副教授／諮商心理師 「人生其實不是只有B選項，更不會只有A選項。讓我們在無法盡如人意的時候，發現並鍛鍊自己的韌性．在下一個階段更有勇氣與智慧。這本書就是在講這件事：如何面對、珍惜並擁抱突如其來的人生順序逆襲。」──王政忠，Super Power教師／作家 「沒有人可以逃開人生的困境，面對悲傷，無力勇敢也無法遺忘，於是開始學習放手、承受、甚至感恩一切的發生，總是要找到面對勇氣，才能在悲傷中流涙前行。看了本書發現，人生下半場不再是要成功賺錢，追求A+人生，而是讓我們一起捻花微笑，理解擁抱B選項，接下來的人生才能更美妙。」──夏韻芬，理財作家／中廣「理財生活通」節目主持人 「成功，不會只是一個選項；轉念，讓你多一次機會。」──吳若權，作家／主持人 「面對無常，雪柔所分享的每一則真實案例，都帶給我正向與深度的省思！」──嚴心鏞，善果餐飲集團創辦人／《擁抱初衷》作者 「書寫個人經驗不難，但必須將其擴展延伸與讀者的普遍經驗疊合，並且引發情感與思想的共鳴，才能產生閱讀的意義。桑德伯格在寫實而深刻的書寫脈絡中，甩開了顧影自憐的幽幽哀嘆，用理性與感性並蓄的方式，引領讀者去探索和思考問題的核心和各種解決途徑，也從各種旁徵博引的實例中剖析和驗證，讓讀者可以從當中看見自己所處的困境與問題，跟著她一起尋找盼望和力量。」──劉清彥，兒童文學工作者 「真正的幸福與力量來自於生命的韌性，可以被擊倒，但仍可以爬過低點，重新站起來，即使要失去，也能找回愛與歡笑。懂得求助、學習盡力、接受失敗、找尋陽光，每一次挫折後的復原都將使你更強壯。」——林靜如，律師娘 「我跟著雪柔．桑德伯格的文字走完一趟心理復原的歷程，深深的，厚厚的，暖暖的，滿足的，我的眼淚從悲傷流成感恩，被紮紮實實的療癒了。雪柔把這些歷程寫下來，變成一本書來陪伴天涯淪落人，讓世界角落裡的我們也能擁有她的力量。」 ——貴婦奈奈，知名諮商心理師 「這是一本交織生命與科學的傑作，內容扎實，讀起來卻完全不會有負擔！作者引用數以百計著名、新穎的頂尖社會心理學研究，並一一應用在自己的傷痛和失落當中。如果你已經厭倦了那些「呼呼系」的哀傷療癒手冊，那麼這本書將是你不可錯過的選項！特別推薦給想了解正向心理學、情緒調適、失落因應的研究生和朋友們。」——海苔熊，科普心理學作家 「作者經歷了難以抵擋的情緒海嘯與種種自我懷疑。所幸借助韌性、創傷後成長、自我慈悲等近代心理學工具，給了她跟自己靠近的勇氣，含容這些難以避免的苦痛。本書故事動人，搭配實用、有根據的療心處方，誠摯推薦給想讓自己更勇敢的讀者。」——蘇益賢，臨床心理師 「不管是對於身困傷痛中的人，還是想要成為他人最佳的支持夥伴的人來說，這都是一本必讀的人生教科書；不論你是否必須面對B選項，這都是一本可以讓你先成為一個更好的自己的書。」——王爰懿，綠色光合Phytopia創辦人 「雪柔．桑德伯格的丈夫猝逝，讓她的人生陷入了絕望的深淵。十三年前，我在緊急剖腹產中產下的雙胞胎女兒，因為缺氧導致腦性麻痺。生命卡關不會是絕路，悲傷具有讓人生柳暗花明的不可思議的力量。生命中的最低點能決定我們未來的幸福與成功，擁抱B選項就是深深地擁抱自己，雪柔如此，我也如此，困頓中的你也應該如此。」——余懷瑾，萬芳高中國文老師／全國SUPER教師

Um livro poderoso, inspirador e prático para enfrentar as inevitáveis adversidades da vida. Plano B combina as percepções pessoais de Sheryl Sandberg, chefe de operações do Facebook, com a pesquisa esclarecedora de Adam Grant, autor best-seller do New York Times, para ajudar o leitor a encontrar forças diante da dificuldade. Partindo de uma experiência dolorosa — de encontrar o marido, Dave Goldberg, caído no chão de uma sala de ginástica —, Sheryl abre seu coração, e seu diário, para descrever a dor e isolamento que sentiu após essa perda. Mas Plano B vai além: mostra como outras diversas pessoas superaram adversidades, incluindo doença, perda do emprego, agressão sexual, desastres naturais e violência de guerra, em histórias que revelam a capacidade do espírito humano de perseverar e redescobrir a alegria. O livro traz importantes lições de como ajudar os outros em situações de crise, desenvolver compaixão por nós mesmos, educar filhos fortes e criar famílias, comunidades e locais de trabalho resilientes. Muitos desses ensinamentos podem ser aplicados aos obstáculos do cotidiano, nos permitindo enfrentar o que nos espera. A vida nunca é perfeita e todos temos que recorrer, em certo momento, a algum tipo de Plano B. Este livro nos ajuda a aproveitá-lo ao máximo.

Van Facebooks COO en een van de tophoogleraren van de universiteit van Pennsylvania, auteurs van respectievelijk Lean In en Originals, beide #1 New York Times-bestsellers: een sterk, inspirerend en praktisch boek over het kweken van veerkracht en doorgaan na de onvermijdelijke tegenslagen in het leven. Sheryl Sandberg was er na de plotselinge dood van haar echtgenoot vast van overtuigd dat echte vreugde voor haar en haar kinderen voortaan verleden tijd zou zijn. ‘Ik bevond me in “de leegte”,’ schrijft ze, ‘een enorme holte die je hart en longen opvult en een rem vormt op je vermogen om te denken of zelfs maar adem te halen.’ Haar vriend Adam Grant, psycholoog aan de Wharton School van de universiteit van Pennsylvania, vertelde haar dat mensen concrete stappen kunnen zetten om zich te herpakken na een schokkende ervaring. We komen niet met een vaste hoeveelheid veerkracht ter wereld. Veerkracht is een spier en ieder mens is in staat deze te trainen. Optie B combineert Sheryls persoonlijke ervaringen met Adams verrassende onderzoek naar overleven in tijden van tegenspoed. Sheryl opent haar hart – en haar dagboek – vanaf het hartverscheurende moment dat zij haar man, Dave Goldberg, in elkaar gezakt in het fitnesscentrum aantreft. Ze beschrijft het acute verdriet en het isolement dat ze na zijn dood ervoer. Optie B gaat echter over meer dan Sheryls verlies: het laat ook zien hoe allerlei verschillende mensen hun persoonlijke leed – zoals ziekte, werkloosheid, aanranding en verkrachting, natuurrampen en oorlogsgeweld – te boven zijn gekomen. Hun verhalen tonen aan dat de menselijke geest het vermogen heeft om door te gaan, en opnieuw vreugde te ontdekken. Veerkracht komt uit ons binnenste, maar we danken die kracht ook aan steun van buitenaf. Wie een diepere zin vindt in zijn bestaan en zich gewaardeerd voelt, is zelfs na de meest verpletterende gebeurtenissen in staat om te groeien. Optie B leert ons hoe we anderen in een crisisperiode kunnen helpen, hoe we mededogen met onszelf kunnen ontwikkelen, hoe we sterke kinderen kunnen opvoeden om een veerkrachtig gezin te vormen, zodat we alles wat er op ons pad komt de baas kunnen. Twee weken na de dood van haar man wilde Sheryl dat haar kind een vader-kindactiviteit zou ondernemen. ‘Ik wil Dave,’ huilde ze. Haar vriend antwoordde: ‘Optie A is niet beschikbaar’, waarop hij haar beloofde te helpen het beste te maken van optie B. Ieder van ons heeft op de een of andere manier wel te maken met een optie B. Dit boek helpt ons er het beste van te maken.

"Um dos meus pensadores favoritos, Grant traz uma análise inovadora e perspicaz sobre o mundo." – Malcolm Gladwell "Pesquisas recentes, insights que contrariam o senso comum, escrita cativante, ações claras para serem colocadas em prática... Adam Grant merece sua reputação de mente original." – The Financial Times "Deveria compor a lista de leituras obrigatórias de todas as empresas." – Wired.com Qual é o segredo das pessoas originais? Será que a criatividade é uma qualidade inata ou uma habilidade que pode ser estimulada ou mesmo aprendida? Em seu novo livro, Adam Grant desmistifica muitas das crenças que existem em torno das mentes criativas. Ele recorre a uma série de estudos e histórias reais envolvendo o mundo dos negócios, a política, os esportes e o universo do entretenimento para mostrar como qualquer pessoa pode aprimorar sua criatividade, tornar-se capaz de identificar e defender ideias verdadeiramente originais, combater o conformismo e romper com tradições obsoletas. Você vai conhecer as técnicas bem-sucedidas aplicadas por profissionais que ousaram remar contra a maré e levar seus projetos adiante, como uma funcionária da Apple que desafiou Steve Jobs estando três níveis hierárquicos abaixo dele, uma analista que derrubou a política de sigilo da CIA, um bilionário mago das finanças que demite os funcionários incapazes de criticá-lo e um executivo de TV que impediu que a série Seinfeld fosse cancelada logo no início apesar das pesquisas de opinião desfavoráveis. Adam Grant demonstra como a originalidade pode ser impulsionada, indicando a melhor forma de se expressar sem ser silenciado, como conquistar aliados em ambientes improváveis, escolher o momento certo de agir e lidar com o medo e a insegurança. Além disso, comenta como pais e professores podem estimular a criatividade nas crianças e o que os líderes podem fazer para estabelecer uma cultura que promova a divergência de opiniões.

¿Cómo generar nuevas ideas y prácticas sin temer romper con lo establecido? ¿De qué forma defender iniciativas que van en contra de la corriente, oponerse a la conformidad y a la tradición? A partir de casos concretos, Adam Grant explora qué ocurrió detrás de situaciones realmente disruptivas que cambiaron en algo el curso de un proyecto, una empresa o una cultura entera. Nos enseña cómo reconocer una idea buena y, ante todo, la persistencia que se necesita para convertirla en realidad cuando se trata de algo que contraviene lo aceptado por la mayoría. Este libro confirma que, en muchos casos, los grandes innovadores han dado ideas transformadoras gracias a tener una perspectiva amplia del mundo, dedicar mucho tiempo a procrastinar, esperar con paciencia el momento correcto para lanzarse al mundo, conseguir apoyos para sus iniciativas y controlar el miedo y las dudas que surgen en el camino. Originales es una invitación a cambiar el mundo, a ser un inconforme, a apostar siempre por lo novedoso e innovador sin miedo al error o a la dificultad.

a companion workbook to Learning Logic or a stand alone workbook for critical thinking

The #1 New York Times bestseller that examines how people can champion new ideas in their careers and everyday life—and how leaders can fight groupthink, from the author of Hidden Potential, Think Again, and the co-author of Option B “Filled with fresh insights on a broad array of topics that are important to our personal and professional lives.”—The New York Times DealBook “Originals is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and powerful ideas. It will not only change the way you see the world; it might just change the way you live your life. And it could very well inspire you to change your world.” —Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of Lean In With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation’s most compelling and provocative thought leaders. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity, and buck outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all? Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality in children; and how leaders can build cultures that welcome dissent. Learn from an entrepreneur who pitches his start-ups by highlighting the reasons not to invest, a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from three levels below, an analyst who overturned the rule of secrecy at the CIA, a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees for failing to criticize him, and a TV executive who didn’t even work in comedy but saved Seinfeld from the cutting-room floor. The payoff is a set of groundbreaking insights about rejecting conformity and improving the status quo.

A year''s worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We''ve reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up-to-date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Clayton M. Christensen to Adam Grant and company examples from Intel to Uber, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations to your fingertips. This book will inspire you to: Rethink the way you work in the face of advancing automation Transform your business using a platform strategy Apply design thinking to create innovative products Identify where too much collaboration may be holding your people back See the theory of disruptive innovation in a brand new light Recognize the signs that your cross-cultural negotiation may be falling apart This collection of articles includes "Collaborative Overload," by Rob Cross, Reb Rebele, and Adam Grant; "Algorithms Need Managers, Too," by Michael Luca, Jon Kleinberg, and Sendhil Mullainathan; "Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy," by Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Geoffrey G. Parker, and Sangeet Paul Choudary; "What Is Disruptive Innovation?," by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Raynor, and Rory McDonald; "How Indra Nooyi Turned Design Thinking into Strategy," an interview with Indra Nooyi by Adi Ignatius; "Engineering Reverse Innovations," by Amos Winter and Vijay Govindarajan; "The Employer-Led Health Care Revolution," by Patricia A. McDonald, Robert S. Mecklenburg, and Lindsay A. Martin; "Getting to S�, Ja, Oui, Hai, and Da," by Erin Meyer; "The Limits of Empathy," by Adam Waytz; "People Before Strategy: A New Role for the CHRO," by Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey; and "Beyond Automation," by Thomas H. Davenport and Julia Kirby.

A year’s worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We’ve reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up-to-date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Clayton M. Christensen to Adam Grant and company examples from Intel to Uber, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations to your fingertips. This book will inspire you to: Rethink the way you work in the face of advancing automation Transform your business using a platform strategy Apply design thinking to create innovative products Identify where too much collaboration may be holding your people back See the theory of disruptive innovation in a brand new light Recognize the signs that your cross-cultural negotiation may be falling apart This collection of articles includes “Collaborative Overload,” by Rob Cross, Reb Rebele, and Adam Grant; “Algorithms Need Managers, Too,” by Michael Luca, Jon Kleinberg, and Sendhil Mullainathan; “Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy,” by Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Geoffrey G. Parker, and Sangeet Paul Choudary; “What Is Disruptive Innovation?,” by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Raynor, and Rory McDonald; “How Indra Nooyi Turned Design Thinking into Strategy,” an interview with Indra Nooyi by Adi Ignatius; “Engineering Reverse Innovations,” by Amos Winter and Vijay Govindarajan; “The Employer-Led Health Care Revolution,” by Patricia A. McDonald, Robert S. Mecklenburg, and Lindsay A. Martin; “Getting to Sí, Ja, Oui, Hai, and Da,” by Erin Meyer; “The Limits of Empathy,” by Adam Waytz; “People Before Strategy: A New Role for the CHRO,” by Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey; and “Beyond Automation,” by Thomas H. Davenport and Julia Kirby.

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people operate as takers, matchers, or givers. Using his own pioneering research, Adam Grant shows that these styles have a surprising impact on success. Estas páginas ofrecen ideas fundamentales sobre cómo tener éxito en el trabajo y en la vida. Durante generaciones, nos hemos centrado en los factores individuales de éxito: la pasión, el trabajo duro, el talento y la suerte. Sin embargo, en el complejo mundo de hoy, la conquista de nuestros objetivos depende cada vez más de cómo nos relacionamos con los demás. Este volumen explica lo que tienen en común conceptos como "redes", "colaboración", "influencia", "negociación" y "liderazgo". Adam Grant examina los factores que permiten a algunas personas llegar a la cima.

In vielen Unternehmen wird Kreativität nicht sehr geschätzt. Bevorzugt werden Leistungsträger, die sich einfügen und nicht durch eigene Ideen hervorstechen wollen. Dabei sind es gerade die originellen Nonkonformisten, die mit innovativen Veränderungen der Wirtschaft neue Impulse geben. Der renommierte Organisationspsychologe Adam Grant zeigt, welche Menschen die größten Originale sind, und er macht klar, wie man seine Eigenheit besser ins Spiel bringt, Verbündete gewinnt und den richtigen Zeitpunkt zum Handeln wählt.