Adam Grant helps you generate new solutions to old problems and revisit old solutions to new problems

“The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.” This has been one of Adam Grant’s core value - and he lives it in a very impressive way also with his current book “Think Again”.

Intelligence is traditionally viewed as the ability to think and learn. Yet in a turbulent world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. Adam Grant’s aim in his book is to explore how rethinking happens. In doing so, he set out to find the most compelling evidence and some of the most skilled rethinkers in the world.

As an organizational psychologist at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Adam Grant spent the past fifteen years researching and teaching evidence-based management. As an entrepreneur of data and ideas he’s been called by organizations like Google, Pixar, NBA, etc. to help them reexamine how they design meaningful jobs, build creative teams and shape collaborative cultures.

I love the deeply researched content in Adam Grant’s book, but also data-based work and the formulation and verification of different theses. What I particularly like about this book is that it is very varied and fascinating to read, despite the amount of research data. Many short captivating true stories about companies, people and events explain the theoretical concepts in a very practical way.

Adam Grant encourages thinking more like a scientist. And this involves more than just reacting with an open mind. It means being actively open-minded. It requires searching for reasons why we might be wrong - not for reasons why we must be right - and revising our views based on what we learn.  With the goal to avoid confirmation and desirability biases with confident humility as a corrective lens.

While reading the book I realized that the ego threat has a significant impact, which is why we often do not think again and become victims of overconfidence cycles. Furthermore, that it also has a lot to do with the fact that when we question our beliefs and experiences, we step out of our comfort zone, which can be accompanied by a feeling of insecurity.

After all, the purpose of learning isn’t to affirm our beliefs; it’s to evolve our beliefs. In addition, if knowledge is power, knowing what we don’t know is wisdom.

I think reading this book is basically a benefit to everyone. I recommend it especially to people with leadership responsibility. And if you have the feeling that you are somehow stuck with your considerations and generally in your life.

It’s a path to learning more from the people around you and living with fewer regrets.

I am happy to support you as a Coach  in establishing new ways of thinking for even more success and joy in your life.