Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
by Geoff Colvin
Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin holds a well received rating of 3.96 out of 5, based on 12.5K reader ratings. First published in 2008. The book spans 240 pages.
About Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
One of the most popular Fortune articles in many years was a cover story called: "What It Takes to Be Great." Geoff Colvin offered new evidence that top performers in any field are not determined by their inborn talents. Greatness doesn't come from DNA but from practice and perseverance honed over decades. The key is how you practice, how you analyze the results of your progress and learn from your mistakes, that enables you to achieve greatness.Colvin shows that the skills of business: negotiating deals, evaluating financial statements obey the principles that lead to greatness, so that anyone can get better at them with the right kind of effort. Even the hardest decisions and interactions can be systematically improved.This new mind-set, combined with Colvin's practical advice, will change the way you think about your job and career, and will inspire you to achieve more in all you do.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Geoff Colvin |
| Published | 2008 |
| Pages | 240 |
| Genres | Business, Psychology, Self-Help, Non-Fiction, Science |
| Average Rating | 3.96 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 12,511 |
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Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else is categorized as Business, Psychology, Self-Help, Non-Fiction. Its primary genre classification is Philosophy.
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Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else was written by Geoff Colvin. It was first published in 2008.
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