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Generosity Spectrum

The document discusses generosity and how individuals can be placed on a generosity spectrum from givers to takers. It notes that givers are important for team success but can risk burnout if not careful. While giving promotes happiness, givers must learn to say no and protect their time. An ideal work culture encourages generosity but also help-seeking and prioritizes contribution over competition to allow givers to thrive sustainably.

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Generosity Spectrum

The document discusses generosity and how individuals can be placed on a generosity spectrum from givers to takers. It notes that givers are important for team success but can risk burnout if not careful. While giving promotes happiness, givers must learn to say no and protect their time. An ideal work culture encourages generosity but also help-seeking and prioritizes contribution over competition to allow givers to thrive sustainably.

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Generosity Spectrum

MANVINDER ARORA
SYBBA
Contents of the Presentation:

Introduction

Personalities

Approach

Importance

Adversaries

Tip for givers

Positives

Giver oriented culture


NO SPIRITUAL LIFE IS POSSIBLE, WITHOUT A
GENEROUS HEART.
Introduction:

 Generosity comes with an inner feeling of abundance, feeling


that we have enough to share.
 There are three pillars of success: motivation, ABILITY &
opportunity.
 The new pillar, which drives success is ‘Interaction with other
people’
 On the basis of styles of interaction, individuals are placed on a
spectrum.
Personalities:

 On the basis of Interaction with other people, Individuals are


divided in 4 categories on a spectrum.

GIVERS, SELF- PROTECTIVE GIVERS, MATCHERS, TAKERS.


 Givers , ones who keeps others interests over their own.
 Takers, self- centred individuals, trying to maximize their gain.
 Matchers, follow the ‘Tit-for-Tat’ approach.
 Self Protective Givers, generous, know to say ‘NO’
Approach of Personalities:

What you can do for


me?
What I can do for you?
Observation:
 Adam Grant’s research found that Agreeable people might not
be givers and vice versa.
 Often, the organisation has a workforce, which encompasses all
types of employees.
Importance of Giving:

 Givers are important, as they pick the slack for the team. Help
others to improve.
 A giver’s attitude leads to wins in today’s collaborative,
networked organizations
 Adam Grant’s research has found that an organization performs
better in every metric, when givers lead.
 Giving ensures Long – term growth & happiness.
Adversaries of Giving:

 Giving can turn out to be negative for the employee.


 Rewarded with more requests.
 Causes disengagement amongst the workforce.
 The employee is not helpful anymore, overwhelmed.
 Bad experiences & burnout most common.
Protect your time:

 Everyone can ask for something, doesn’t mean that it is


productive to respond.
 your YES should not be for everything!
 Whether your response is more valuable to others, less stressful
to you?
 Most effective contributors, know when to say NO
Positives of Generosity:

 Direct correlation between giving & happiness. (Dunn ET 18)


 Being generous promotes happiness for oneself.
 Top of the corporate ladder.
 Givers play a crucial role in accomplishment of organisational
goals.
Giver oriented culture:

An environment where givers can succeed, is the need of the hour.


 Protect givers from burnout.
 Encourage help-seeking.
 Keep wrong people out of your team.
 Emphasise on Contribution, than on competition.
 Change the way we define success.
Conclusion:

 Extend generosity to most of the people, most of the time.


 Stop being a pushover, when the other is a born taker.
 Adopt the practise of Generous tit for tat, when confronted.
 When Altruism is coupled with a dose of self care, you become
unstoppable!
 Balance between your priorities and generosity.
Bibliography:
 https://positivepsychology.com/adam-grant-give-and-take/
 https://calvinrosser.com/notes/give-and-take-adam-grant/
 https://hub.appirio.com/cloud-powered-blog-/are-you-too-
generous-with-your-time-at-work
 https://go.ted.com/Cyyd
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