Talent Is Overrated : What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else Hardcover - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Geoff Colvin
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
Expanding on alandmark coverstory in Fortune,a top journalistdebunks the mythsof exceptionalperformance.
One of the most popular Fortune articles in many years wasa cover story called 'What It Takes to Be Great.' Geoff Colvinoffered new evidence that top performers in any field--fromTiger Woods and Winston Churchill to Warren Buffett and JackWelch--are not determined by their inborn talents. Greatnessdoesn't come from DNA but from practice and perseverancehoned over decades.
And not just plain old hard work, like your grandmothermight have advocated, but a very specific kind of work. The key ishow you practice, how you analyze the results of your progress andlearn from your mistakes, that enables you to achieve greatness.
Now Colvin has expanded his article with much morescientific background and real-world examples. He shows thatthe skills of business negotiating deals, evaluating financialstatements, and all the rest obey the principles that lead to greatness,so that anyone can get better at them with the right kind ofeffort. Even the hardest decisions and interactions can be systematicallyimproved.
This new mind-set, combined with Colvin's practical advice,will change the way you think about your job and career and willinspire you to achieve more in all you do.
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- Title Talent Is Overrated : What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
- Author Geoff Colvin
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 228
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2008
- Bookseller's Inventory # G1591842247I3N01
- ISBN 9781591842248 / 1591842247
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 9.24 x 6.02 x 0.95 in (23.47 x 15.29 x 2.41 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Performance, Work - Psychological aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008024976
- Dewey Decimal Code 153.9
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Summary
One of the most popular Fortune articles in many years was a cover story called ?What It Takes to Be Great.? Geoff Colvin offered new evidence that top performers in any field--from Tiger Woods and Winston Churchill to Warren Buffett and Jack Welch--are not determined by their inborn talents. Greatness doesn?t come from DNA but from practice and perseverance honed over decades.
And not just plain old hard work, like your grandmother might have advocated, but a very specific kind of work. The key is how you practice, how you analyze the results of your progress and learn from your mistakes, that enables you to achieve greatness.
Now Colvin has expanded his article with much more scientific background and real-world examples. He shows that the skills of business?negotiating deals, evaluating financial statements, and all the rest?obey the principles that lead to greatness, so that anyone can get better at them with the right kind of effort. Even the hardest decisions and interactions can be systematically improved.
This new mind-set, combined with Colvin?s practical advice, will change the way you think about your job and career?and will inspire you to achieve more in all you do.
