What does Adam Grant mean when he talks about Givers, Takers, and Matchers – and more importantly, how can we use these concepts to improve our practices at schools? Claire Springer (SchoolRubric Director of Professional Learning) links up with Elizabeth Martin (Joyful Questioner, Socrates- Head of School) in another episode of “Distilling Books With Socrates” as they discuss Adam Grant’s popular book, Give and Take, and some key takeaways for educators.

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• 0:00 Distilling Books With Socrates Introduction
• 1:10 What are givers, takers, and matchers?
• 3:45 Using the concept of “givers” to drive organizational practice
• 7:21 Is credit zero-sum?
• 9:17 Takeaways from Adam Grant’s Ted Talk
• 12:05 Examples from your work as Dean of Teaching & Learning
• 14:25 Is there a risk of “overgiving”?
• 16:49 What “Joyful Questioner” mean?