Q&A: Author, West Bloomfield native Adam Grant on building a learning culture
Adam Finkel West Bloomfield native and best-selling author Adam Grant.
A quarter-century ago, Crain s Detroit Business ran a front page story: Will Kmart Survive? One of the core reasons for its failures is that its leading competitors had a culture to question assumptions, which enabled firms like Walmart and Target to create a more customer-focused and innovative business model.
Rethinking assumptions is an imperative in today s business climate and in many aspects of life and society at large. Adam Grant, a professor at Wharton School of Business and a West Bloomfield Township native, believes that the ability to rethink and relearn is one of the most important attributes, which he says can often matter more than sheer intelligence.