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"Geoff Colvin has written a fascinating study of great achievers from Mozart to Tiger Woods, and he has brilliantly highlighted the fact that great effort equals great success. I agree, and Talent Is Overrated is not only inspiring but enlightening. It's a terrific read all the way through."-Donald Trump
"Talent Is Overrated is a profoundly important book. With clarity and precision, Geoff Colvin exposes one of the fundamental misconceptions of modern life-that our ability to excel depends on innate qualities. Then, drawing on an array of compelling stories and stacks of research, he reveals the true path to high performance-deliberate practice fueled by intrinsic motivation. This is the rare business book that will both prompt you to think and inspire you to act."-Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind
"Talent Is Overrated is a profoundly important book. With clarity and precision, Geoff Colvin exposes one of the fundamental misconceptions of modern life-that our ability to excel depends on innate qualities. Then, drawing on an array of compelling stories and stacks of research, he reveals the true path to high performance-deliberate practice fueled by intrinsic motivation. This is the rare business book that will both prompt you to think and inspire you to act."-Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind
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Expanding on a landmark cover story in Fortune, a top journalist debunks the myths of exceptional performance.
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--from Tiger Woods and Winston Churchill to Warren Buffett and Jack Welch--are not determined by their inborn talents. Greatness doesn?t come from DNA but from practice and perseverance honed over decades.
And not just plain old hard work, like your grandmother might have advocated, but a very specific kind of work. 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.
Now Colvin has expanded his article with much more scientific background and real-world examples. He shows that the skills of business?negotiating deals, evaluating financial statements, and all the rest?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.
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--from Tiger Woods and Winston Churchill to Warren Buffett and Jack Welch--are not determined by their inborn talents. Greatness doesn?t come from DNA but from practice and perseverance honed over decades.
And not just plain old hard work, like your grandmother might have advocated, but a very specific kind of work. 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.
Now Colvin has expanded his article with much more scientific background and real-world examples. He shows that the skills of business?negotiating deals, evaluating financial statements, and all the rest?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.
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Why do some people achieve extraordinary results while others make no progress in spite of trying hard? This is the question that Geoff Colvin tries to answer.
His argument is that even so-called genius cannot be purely of genetic origin, because even Picasso, Mozart etc. did not become super-achievers overnight. They had to work hard and to practice for years before they started to deliver superior results.
If so, why do others who struggle hard do not reach extraordinary heights? The standard theory is that "talent" is unevenly distributed and that you can be lucky or not. The author disagrees. He argues that we cannot know about the genetic influence because there is no proof of it. Picassso's children need not become better painters.
So, if the genetic influence is questionable and practice and effort are the same, what could make the difference? The author says one needs an exceptional motivation and special, not ordinary practice for at least ten years, as well as excellent teachers. The high motivation might come from minimal successes when we are young.
This book is a good companion to Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers. But while Gladwell focuses on the conditions for extraordinary results, Geoff Colvin concentrates on the process of developing skills.
His argument is that even so-called genius cannot be purely of genetic origin, because even Picasso, Mozart etc. did not become super-achievers overnight. They had to work hard and to practice for years before they started to deliver superior results.
If so, why do others who struggle hard do not reach extraordinary heights? The standard theory is that "talent" is unevenly distributed and that you can be lucky or not. The author disagrees. He argues that we cannot know about the genetic influence because there is no proof of it. Picassso's children need not become better painters.
So, if the genetic influence is questionable and practice and effort are the same, what could make the difference? The author says one needs an exceptional motivation and special, not ordinary practice for at least ten years, as well as excellent teachers. The high motivation might come from minimal successes when we are young.
This book is a good companion to Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers. But while Gladwell focuses on the conditions for extraordinary results, Geoff Colvin concentrates on the process of developing skills.
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I liked the book. Whoever wants to develop and is looking for some guidance along the way should consider this book. The author successfully fights prejudices by giving many, many practical examples. During reading, I realized how well written the book really was. The author summarizes a lot of ground found in the literature to a point where even a novice in the field can understand it. It also rose my interest about development of employees.
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Das vorliegende Buch enthält im Wesentlichen drei Aussagen:
1. Ohne jahrelange extrem harte Arbeit, die besonders zielorientiert und fordernd sein muss (deliberate practice), kann man keine außergewöhnliche Leistungen erbringen.
2. Talent mag eine Rolle spielen, es gibt jedoch keinerlei empirische Beweise hierfür. Aus probabilistischer Sicht ist es unwahrscheinlich, dass Talent eine notwendige Vorraussetzung ist.
3. Alles läuft auf die eine Frage hinaus: Wieso nimmt jemand all die Qualen und Entbehrungen auf sich? Wo nehmen Top-Performer ihre Motivation her? Hier verlassen den Author allmählich die fundierten wissenschaftlichen Argumente und der Leser muss sich selber die Frage stellen ob und wieso man bestimmte Ziele erreichen will.
Zu Beginn glänzt das Buch durch interessante Fallbeispiele, verliert dann jedoch an Tempo. Alles in allem lesenswert und motivierend, die Schlüsselfrage bleibt jedoch unbeantwortet.
1. Ohne jahrelange extrem harte Arbeit, die besonders zielorientiert und fordernd sein muss (deliberate practice), kann man keine außergewöhnliche Leistungen erbringen.
2. Talent mag eine Rolle spielen, es gibt jedoch keinerlei empirische Beweise hierfür. Aus probabilistischer Sicht ist es unwahrscheinlich, dass Talent eine notwendige Vorraussetzung ist.
3. Alles läuft auf die eine Frage hinaus: Wieso nimmt jemand all die Qualen und Entbehrungen auf sich? Wo nehmen Top-Performer ihre Motivation her? Hier verlassen den Author allmählich die fundierten wissenschaftlichen Argumente und der Leser muss sich selber die Frage stellen ob und wieso man bestimmte Ziele erreichen will.
Zu Beginn glänzt das Buch durch interessante Fallbeispiele, verliert dann jedoch an Tempo. Alles in allem lesenswert und motivierend, die Schlüsselfrage bleibt jedoch unbeantwortet.
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