Why people recommend it
Originals by Adam Grant is a management and psychology book exploring how people can champion new ideas and drive positive change without taking reckless risks. Greg Coles reviewed the book on The Book Review during a discussion about bestseller lists and the Wharton professor's work. Steven Bartlett brought up the book multiple times on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, asking the author about the definition of an original, questioning him about self-centered individuals in teams using a specific reference, and citing a page in the first chapter that liberates readers from the myth of risk-taking. Marcia Kilgore also mentioned Originals on the same podcast when asked about the traits that contributed to her business success. Additionally, on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Charles Duhigg discussed insights from Grant regarding positive procrastination and innovative decision-making. Through these various discussions, podcast guests and hosts highlighted how the book challenges conventional wisdom surrounding creativity, productivity, and leadership. Readers and interviewees frequently return to its frameworks to understand how non-conformists can spot opportunities, voice dissenting views, and foster environments that encourage originality without destabilizing organizations or careers.
Who recommended it
- Steven Bartlett Discussed
- Greg Cowles Discussed
- Charles Duhigg Discussed
- Marcia Kilgore Discussed
Steven Bartlett — 5 mentions
“we were talking earlier about the books that you've written this particular book in front of me here Originals”
“and then in reading your book you use the word Ronaldo so I feel like this is a wonderful opportunity to ask you about that”
“what is when you wrote this book and called it Originals what did you mean by an original”
“but your research and your work in Originals on in chapter one page 17 kind of starts to debunk that myth in a I think a really liberating way”
“the hidden potential is the newest book right that's the that's the brand new that came out in October last year didn't it”
Greg Cowles — 1 mention
“and then uh and then up all of this is very spot-on For The Love and Death issue it is you knew what we were doing less spot on uh up at number two Adam Grant who is a professor of management and I think maybe psychology at the Wharton School um has a book called Originals”
Charles Duhigg — 1 mention
“Adam Grant writes eloquently about positive procrastination; one way to approach it is to consider whether it's rational procrastination.”
Marcia Kilgore — 1 mention
“it's called Originals by Adam Grant”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Cheryl Samberg is is of course also the author of lean in and the COO of Facebook and Adam Grant best-selling author of originals and give and take”
“They might say you should just read The Originals or that we haven't read the originals.”
“think again originals give and take and option b”
“and he has a new book out originals how non conformist moved the world”