what really separates world-class performers from everybody else /
First Statement of Responsibility
by Geoff Colvin.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
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Portfolio,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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228 pages ;
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23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The mystery -- Talent is overrated -- How smart do you have to be? -- A better idea -- What deliberate practice is and isn't -- How deliberate practice works -- Applying the principles in our lives -- Applying the principles in our organizations -- Performing great at innovation -- Where does the passion come from? -- Understanding the deepest question about great performance.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
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Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136