# Are you a giver or a taker?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@IBM
- Speaker: Adam Grant
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_grant_are_you_a_giver_or_a_taker)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In every workplace, there are three basic kinds of people: givers, takers and matchers. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant breaks down these personalities and offers simple strategies to promote a culture of generosity and keep self-serving employees from taking more than their share.

## Lectures

1. [Are you a giver or a taker?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/adam_grant_are_you_a_giver_or_a_taker/5055412b2182), 14 min (TED's player)