ADAM GRANT
KEYNOTE ADDRESS – ORIGINALS: HOW
NON-CONFORMISTS MOVE THE WORLD
Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for six
straight years. He is a leading expert on how we can find motivation
and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He
has been recognized as one of the world’s 25 most influential management
thinkers and Fortune’s 40 under 40. He is the author of
three New York Times bestselling books that have sold over a million
copies and been translated into 35 languages.
Grant’s TED talks on original thinkers and givers and takers
have been viewed more than 10 million times in less than two
years. He received a standing ovation at TED in 2016 and was
voted the audience’s favourite speaker at The Nantucket Project.
His speaking and consulting clients include Facebook, Google,
the NBA, the Gates Foundation, Merck, Goldman Sachs, Disney
Pixar, the U.S. Army and Navy and the World Economic Forum,
where he has been honoured as a Young Global Leader. He writes
on work and psychology for the New York Times, has more than 2
million followers on social media and features new insights in his
free monthly newsletter, GRANTED.
Grant was profiled in the New York Times cover story, “Is giving
the secret to getting ahead?” He was tenured at Wharton while
still in his twenties, and has received the Excellence in Teaching
Award for every class that he has taught. He is the founder and
host of the Authors@Wharton speaker series, and co-director of
Wharton People Analytics. He has designed experiential learning
activities in which students have raised over $325,000 for the
Make-A-Wish Foundation while developing leadership, influence,
networking and collaboration skills. He is a passionate feminist
who serves on the Lean In board and the Defense Innovation
Board at the Pentagon.
In his keynote address at #HRPAAC, Grant will tell the audience
that to survive and thrive, organizations need original
thinking. Yet most individuals stay silent instead of voicing their
best ideas – and many leaders stifle dissent rather than encouraging
it. Drawing on his new book, “Originals,” Grant will explore
how we can all get better at recognizing and championing new
ideas, how to overcome fear and doubt and how to build cultures
that welcome diverse perspectives and honest feedback. Grant’s insights
on unleashing originality have been praised by J.J. Abrams,
Richard Branson, Malcolm Gladwell, Sheryl Sandberg and Peter
Thiel, and this talk brings them to life in ways that are both surprising
and entertaining.
You’ll find out why:
■■ Late entrants typically beat first movers
■■ Friendly managers end up being the least supportive and devil’s
advocates often backfire, but contrarian opinions are useful
even when they’re wrong
■■ The values that help organizations prosper early on are the
same ones that thwart their growth later
Attend Adam Grant’s keynote address at HRPA’s Annual
Conference and Trade Show, Jan. 31 at 8:30 a.m., sponsored by
Atlas Canada.
thought leadership
THE VALUES THAT HELP ORGANIZATIONS
PROSPER EARLY ON ARE THE SAME ONES
THAT THWART THEIR GROWTH LATER.
30 ❚ CONFERENCE ISSUE 2018 ❚ HR PROFESSIONAL
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