Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-class Performers from Everybody Else

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Nicholas Brealey, 2008 - Business & Economics - 228 pages
Few, if any, of the people around you are truly great at what they do. Most consider natural talent to be one of the key components of exceptional ability, but in this book Geoff Colvin argues that greatness is the result of practice honed over decades of perseverance rather than a product of DNA.

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About the author (2008)

Geoff Colvin is Fortune's senior editor-at large and one of America's most respected journalists. He lectures widely and is the regular lead moderator for the Fortune Global forum. A frequent television guest, Geoff Colvin appears daily on the CBS Radio Network, reaching seven million listeners every week. He co-anchored Wall Street Week on PBS for three years.

Bibliographic information

TitleTalent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-class Performers from Everybody Else
AuthorGeoff Colvin
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherNicholas Brealey, 2008
ISBN1857885198, 9781857885194
Length228 pages
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Business & Economics / Careers / General
Business & Economics / General
Business & Economics / Leadership
Business & Economics / Personal Success
Self-Help / Personal Growth / Success
  
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