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The must-read summary of Geoff Colvin's book: “Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else”.
This complete summary of the ideas from "Talent Is Overrated" explains that talent is not born, it is made, and exposes how to make it. In his book, the author exposes the concept of 'deliberate practice', as well as its five key elements and the ways in which it can be implemented, both at a personal level and at the scale of a company.
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This complete summary of the ideas from "Talent Is Overrated" explains that talent is not born, it is made, and exposes how to make it. In his book, the author exposes the concept of 'deliberate practice', as well as its five key elements and the ways in which it can be implemented, both at a personal level and at the scale of a company.
Added-value of this summary:
• Save time
• Understand the key concepts
• Expand your knowledge of management
To learn more, read "Talents Is Overrated" and discover how to make your talent!
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Book Presentation: Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin
Book Abstract
About the Author
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Summary of Talent is Overrated (Geoff Colvin)
The Mystery: What generates world-class performance in any field?
The Answer: A specific style of development training termed Deliberate Practice
Application: How to make deliberate practice work
Book Abstract
MAIN IDEA
The assumption has always been that the world-class performers in any field are born with what it takes to excel – it’s a gift you either have or you do not have. A growing body of scientific research is now showing this is not in fact the case at all. Genuinely superior performance is based on what researchers term deliberate practice
– a very well-defined set of activities which world-class performers pursue diligently. The more deliberate practice they do, the better they perform. To deliver a genuine world-class performance, tons of deliberate practice is put in well past the point at which other people give up and it is this which tends to be the differentiating characteristic of top achievers.
Put another way, success is 99 percent hard work. High achievement in any field isn’t reserved for those few who are genetically equipped one way or another. It’s available to anyone and everyone who is willing to pay the price. As individuals, if we learn how to harness the principles of deliberate practice more fully, we can become much better at everything we do. And similarly, if organizations become better at deliberate practice, a sustainable competitive advantage can be earned and ultimately enjoyed.
The central question remains not what we were born with but whether or not we are willing to pay the price that is required for greatness.
"It turns out that our knowledge of great performance, like our knowledge of everything else, has actually advanced quite a bit in the past couple of millennia. Scientists began turning their attention to it in a big way about 150 years ago, but what’s most important is the growing
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