Malcolm Gladwell & Adam Grant on Acknowledging Your Mistakes - Authors@Wharton

This conversation between Adam Grant (The Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management at the Wharton School) and author Malcolm Gladwell was part of our Authors@Wharton Speaker Series. Launched by Prof. Grant in 2012 and hosted by the McNulty Leadership Program, the series seeks to enrich intellectual engagement and encourage dialogue between students, faculty, staff, and alumni outside of the classroom.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Malcolm Gladwell is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia. He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio production company that produces audiobooks like Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon, as well as podcasts including Revisionist History, Broken Record, The Happiness Lab, Against the Rules, and Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage. Gladwell has been included in the Time 100 Most Influential People list and was named one of Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers. Previously, he was a staff writer for The New Yorker. Gladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He lives in New York.
0:00 Introduction
3:00 Malcolm Gladwell's inspiration for a 'Tipping Point' sequel
7:00 Defensive Pessimists and Strategic Optimist
12:10 Use and interpretation of criticism
16:11 Importance of self-correction
22:55 Taking Responsibilities for Mistakes and Failures
26:40 Punks and Goths: Exploring uniformity and diversity
36:30 Self-handicapping in social settings
38:38 The relationship between engaging in sports and success
49:19 The impact of Gladwell's conclusions on readers' perspectives
51:16 Gladwell’s take on revisionist scenarios
57:05 The asymmetry of complaint and system justification theory
1:02:35 Has Gladwell considered writing fiction?
1:06:51 How does a high achiever disidentify with accomplisment?
1:15:49 What Will Malcolm Gladwell Never Change His Mind About?
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[@user_972dlpw]

Although I enjoy all of the interviews you conduct, Adam, it’s painful to listen to how obsessed you are with perfection. Intelligent, YES, smart, YES, but it’s hard to embrace your intense obsession with striving and acceptance. You provide such an interesting snapshot of a psychologist who leads and teaches others. Thanks for what you both do, always gives me lots to mentally munch on. Malcolm is MUCH more relatable; he seems so comfortable with being human, embracing all he is!!! Great conversation, appreciate it!

[@walkwithyan]

i love these two everytime they take the stage. 😊

[@KeaneSouthard]

Why at 9:18 do I see a colored border around the like/dislike button on this video appear then disappear? It happens every time I replay that part.

[@ButtonCybill]

psychprofile AI fixes this. Malcolm Gladwell & Adam Grant conversation.

[@darlafitzpatrick8770]

Wharton School, you could do Mr. Gladwell the courtesy of spelling his name correctly on the thumbnail image

[@edensabala3127]

where is this at? i don't see it.

[@asimhussain8716]

@@edensabala3127 should be "Malc Gladwell."

[@jrandall1131]

I bet Adam has a lot of ex-friends and ex-associates.

[@David_Lloyd-Jones]

Kee-rect! Warning to all insurance brokers: don't write any policies on this guy; he cold die of his terminal cuteness at any moment. I'm outta here, two minutes in. I've read most of Gladwell's books, and admire the guy and his writing, but no, I don't need this guff. Bye-bye!

[@fowad27]

Came here just to hear the full thoughts on emo and goth kids dressing like that because they're shy, and it's their way to ensure that they never have to interact with people again. Looking at it that way, I kind of agree, and it's made me realize that my own behaviours are a bit of an extension of that in certain arenas.... Something to think about for sure

[@deliberatedmind]

Sad that the interviewer wants to know "why" a human being who PUBLISHES his words to the world wants to PUBLISH his mistakes to the same world. Wow.

[@johnlookabaugh9783]

Does Gladwell mention the Monk debate? That was clearly a mistake.

[@twittertwice]

Why am I not impressed with Mr. Grant? Must be me ?

[@zeromick1]

Grant is the worst. Period.

[@endgamefond]

Why it's that?

[@zeromick1]

@endgamefond because corporate psychology

[@twittertwice]

Mr. Grant voice doesn’t fit his face