“In the workplace, many people become helicopter managers, hovering over their employees in a well-intentioned but ill-fated attempt to provide support. These are givers gone awry - people so desperate to help others that they develop a white knight complex and end up causing harm instead.”

American popular science author and professor of organizational psychology

Adam M. Grant is an American popular science author and professor of organizational psychology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is known for writing about work, motivation, and how people and organizations can improve performance and make better decisions. His writing draws on organizational psychology and is aimed at a broad audience, which has made him a familiar name in contemporary popular nonfiction.