Work Life

We hear a lot about two research-backed recommendations—giving to ourselves and giving to others—that can reportedly lift our minds out of mental fogs, heal our relationships, and [...]

This year I’m making a New Year’s resolution about my work life. I’m resolving to ask for help at work more often. I head up Give and Take, and we make Givitas, the software that thousands of [...]

Did you read the blog post last week on how to avoid giver burnout? There are some good tips there for setting boundaries and not getting overwhelmed by saying yes to everything, but what if it’s [...]

Most of the people who tend to be drawn to Givitas and to the work of Adam Grant and Wayne Baker tend to be givers who want to empower and enable their teams to be more generous with each other [...]

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious” -Albert Einstein. One of the biggest challenges employees have when it comes to asking for help is that they are afraid that the [...]

Even the best workplaces have challenges. In a new study of more than 1000 professionals, new research from LinkedIn illuminates the top complaints: Finding a work-life balance (38%) Managing [...]

CEO, COO, or CFO. Whether you hold one of these titles or you are in any type of leadership role, while that ‘C’ in your title may often stand for ‘Chief,’ it should also refer to chief [...]

The following post is an excerpt from a new ebook authored for Give and Take by Dr. Baker called How to Ask for Help. This post is the third post in a three-part series; read the first here and [...]

We know there are thousands of professionals and academics out there who are passionate about building and sustaining positive, collaborative, giving workplaces. We also know that those of us [...]

Most of the leaders who bring Givitas into their organization already understand that creating a giving and generous culture has huge rewards for both individuals and for organizations. But you [...]