Talent is Overrated : What Really Separates World Class-Performers from Everybody Else
| Author | : | Geoff Colvin |
| Year of Publication | : | 2010 |
| Publisher | : | Portfolio |
| ISBN - 13 | : | 9781591842941 |
| Edition | : | First |
| Language | : | English |
| Binding | : | Hardcover |
| No of Pages | : | 234 Pages |
| Subject | : | Business and Management |
About the Book :
Asked to explain why a few people truly excel, most of us offer one of two answers. The first is hard work. Yet we all know plenty of hard workers who have been doing the same job for years or decades without becoming great. The other possibility is that the elite possess an innate talent for excelling in their field. We assume that Mozart was born with an astounding gift for music, and Warren Buffett carries a gene for brilliant investing. The trouble is, scientific evidence doesn't support the notion that specific natural talents make great performers.
About Author :
Geoff Colvin has contributed to Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World- Class Performers from Everybody Else as an author. Geoff Colvin draws on his experience as a classroom teacher and administrator, researcher at the University of Oregon and a national public school consultant. Recognized as a national expert on the subjects of school safety and violence prevention, Colvin has provided in-service training for teachers and administrators in more than 100 school districts and agencies nationally and internationally. He recently served as research associate at the University of Oregon and independent consultant in the areas of school wide discipline, school climate, school safety and violence prevention, and has a
