Approaching interviews with the mindset of learning from the other person, rather than challenging or being skeptical, can lead to gaining valuable insights and creating creative tension. Treating people as ordinary individuals, open to learning from them, can result in constructive debates and discussions without creating dislike or animosity.
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist, author, and host of the podcasts Work Life and Re: Thinking. His new book is Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things.
“If you only focus on your own interest, you tend to develop novel ideas, but not necessarily useful ideas. And so for me, the audience is a filter. … I might have 30 ideas for a book. Let me hone in on the four or five that also might be relevant to other people. The goal there is to make a contribution.”
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