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Colvin, Geoffrey.
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Ability.
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Colvin, Geoffrey.
Work -- Psychological aspects.
Performance.
Ability.
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Talent is overrated : what really separated world-class performers from everybody else / Geoff Colvin.
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Colvin, Geoffrey.
Portfolio, 2008.
Call #:
650
.1
C727t
Subjects
Work -- Psychological aspects.
Performance.
Ability.
ISBN:
9781591842941 (pbk.)
9781591842248
1591842247
Description:
228 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index.
Contents:
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 -- Great performance in youth and age -- Where does the passion come from?
Summary:
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.
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