Talent is overrated: what really separates world-class performers from everybody else ; [with a new afterword]

The mystery -- Talent is overrated -- How smart do you have to be? -- A better idea -- What deliberate practice is and isn't -- How deliberate practice works -- Applying the principles in our lives -- Applying the principles in our organizations -- Performing great at innovation -- Where does t...

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1. Verfasser: Colvin, Geoff 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY [u.a.] Portfolio 2010
Ausgabe:Paperback ed.
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Zusammenfassung:The mystery -- Talent is overrated -- How smart do you have to be? -- A better idea -- What deliberate practice is and isn't -- How deliberate practice works -- Applying the principles in our lives -- Applying the principles in our organizations -- Performing great at innovation -- Where does the passion come from? -- Understanding the deepest question about great performance
An expansion on the author's popular Fortune article, "What It Takes to Be Great," builds on his premise about success being linked to the practice and perseverance of specific efforts, in a full-length report that draws on scientific principles and real-world examples to demonstrate his systematic process at work
Beschreibung:First published in the US: (New York : Portfolio, 2008). - Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-226) and index
Beschreibung:234 S. 22 cm
ISBN:9781591842941
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