Unique Differences Between 'Give And Take' By Adam Grant

The book Give and Take written by Adam Grant takes the reader to perspective of the unique differences that distinguishes givers who are taken advantage of by takers and successful givers who are adaptable when reciprocating with these takers. Essentially, givers are best described as people who are generous when lending their assistance to others in need, without asking for any form of reward or benefit in return. On the contrary, takers are individuals who exploit others to further promote their self-interests to get ahead without contributing back to those who’ve assisted them. Although takers can easily manipulate most givers’ considerate and selfless nature for their own personal benefit, givers who acquire the skill to recognize the takers’ selfish motives are easily able to adjust to the takers’ manipulative behaviors by limiting the amount of assistance offered to them. Givers are able to overcome takers’ …show more content…
Givers are typically considerate of everyone’s feelings, so when giver’s require something for themselves, they feel obliged to not take initiative on their behalf because they feel guilty of supporting their own personal interests. However, when they realize that their true intent is for the greater good of others instead of themselves, they can easily advocate for that purpose without having personal complications. In the book Give and Take, Adam Grant describes Sameer Jain as a employee at a professional service firm who spent most of his time mentoring other employees who then rose their salaries as he did not make sufficient means to support his family and pay off his debts. Grants elaborates on the fact that Jain was too passive when negotiating a