Adam Grant's Generosity Tracker: How to maximize your giving

Track times you are a Giver, Taker, and Matcher based on Adam Grant's Give and Take book.

Al Chen

Adam Grant summarizes the message behind his book,

Give and Take⁠

, with a quote from Keith Ferrazzi:

"I’ll sum up the key to success in one word—generosity.”

If you are in a leadership position at your company or looking to be a better teammate, this doc will help you figure out if your actions qualify you as a Giver, Taker, or Matcher based on Adam's definitions below:

Givers - People who enjoy helping others—and frequently do it without any strings attached

Takers - People who love to get as much as possible from others and never want to give anything back, unless they absolutely have to

Matchers - People that like to keep an even balance of ‘give and take’ (majority of people)

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Getting started:

Reflect over the past week on situations you've been in at work and in your personal life

Log those situations on the

Weekly Reflection⁠

section and click the button for Giver, Taker, or Matcher depending on the decision you made. Clear dummy data here →

Clear Data

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View all your Google Calendar events in one place and decide if you were a Giver, Taker or Matcher for each event in

Give and Take Calendar⁠

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See

Ways to be a Giver⁠

for tips on being more of a Giver next week!

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👉 Head to:

Weekly Reflection⁠

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