Talent Is Overrated What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

Name: Talent Is Overrated What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
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ISBN: 9781591842941

ISBN-10: 1591842948

ISBN-13: 9781591842941

Edition: 2010

Authors: Geoff Colvin

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Expanding on a landmark cover story in "Fortune," a top journalist debunks the myths of exceptional performance. Colvin has expanded his article with much more scientific background and real-world examples, which will inspire readers to achieve more in all they do.

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/25/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.52" wide x 8.42" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English




The Mystery


Great performance is more valuable than ever-but where does it really come from?



Talent Is Overrated


Confronting the unexpected facts about innate abilities



How Smart Do You Have to Be?


The true role of intelligence and memory in high achievement



A Better Idea


An explanation of great performance that makes sense



What Deliberate Practice Is and Isn't


For starters, it isn't what most of us do when we're "practicing"



How Deliberate Practice Works


The specific ways it changes us, and how that makes all the difference



Applying the Principles in Our Lives


The opportunities are many-if we think about our work in a new way



Applying the Principles in Our Organizations


Few do it well, and most don't do it at all; the sooner you start, the better



Performing Great at Innovation


How the principles we've learned take us past the myths of creativity



Great Performance in Youth and Age


The extraordinary benefits of starting early and continuing on and on



Where Does the Passion Come From?


Understanding the deepest question about great performance


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Sources


Index