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

by Geoff Colvin

Hardcover, 2008

Status

Available

Call number

153.9

Tags

Performance, Talent, Leadership

Genres

Publication

Portfolio (2008), Edition: 1, 240 pages

Description

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.

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2008

Physical description

9.28 inches

ISBN

1591842247 / 9781591842248

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