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Talent Is Overrated

What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

by Geoff Colvin ...

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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more

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Contemplative Prayer at Work in Our Lives

Resting in God's Presence and Action

by Geoff Colvin ...

While many practicing Christians are relatively satisfied with their prayer life, others are not. The latter often find their prayer practice has dried up. Their traditional forms of prayer at churches have become routine and empty. In a very real sense, there is a void in their spiritual lives. They want a deeper union with God yet experience an unsettling estrangement with their current pathway ... Read more

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While many practicing Christians are relatively satisfied with their prayer life, others are not. The latter often find their prayer practice has dried up. Their traditional forms of prayer at churches have become routine and empty. In a very real sense, there is a void in their spiritual lives. They want a deeper union with God yet experience an unsettling estrangement with their current pathway
... Read more
Humans Are Underrated

What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will

by Geoff Colvin ...

As technology races ahead, what will people do better than computers?What hope will there be for us when computers can drive cars better than humans, predict Supreme Court decisions better than legal experts, identify faces, scurry helpfully around offices and factories, even perform some surgeries, all faster, more reliably, and less expensively than people?It’s easy to imagine a nightmare ... Read more

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As technology races ahead, what will people do better than computers?What hope will there be for us when computers can drive cars better than humans, predict Supreme Court decisions better than legal experts, identify faces, scurry helpfully around offices and factories, even perform some surgeries, all faster, more reliably, and less expensively than people?It’s easy to imagine a nightmare
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Enhancing the Experience of Aging

Building a Strong Mindset

by Geoff Colvin ...

There is no question that advances in medicine and science have brought about a significant increase of people living longer lives. A critical question becomes "How are people enjoying these additional years?" Marked differences are seen among the elderly in how they deal with aging. Some are able to endure the several hardships that aging brings and still live these years with a certain level of ... Read more

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There is no question that advances in medicine and science have brought about a significant increase of people living longer lives. A critical question becomes "How are people enjoying these additional years?" Marked differences are seen among the elderly in how they deal with aging. Some are able to endure the several hardships that aging brings and still live these years with a certain level of
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Angel Customers & Demon Customers

Discover Which is Which, and Turbo-Charge Your Stock

by Larry Selden, Geoff Colvin ...

One of the oldest myths in business is that every customer is a valuable customer. Even in the age of high-tech data collection, many businesses don't realize that some of their customers are deeply unprofitable, and that simply doing business with them is costing them money. In many places, it's typical that the top 20 percent of customers are generating almost all the profit while the bottom 20 ... Read more

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One of the oldest myths in business is that every customer is a valuable customer. Even in the age of high-tech data collection, many businesses don't realize that some of their customers are deeply unprofitable, and that simply doing business with them is costing them money. In many places, it's typical that the top 20 percent of customers are generating almost all the profit while the bottom 20
... Read more
Managing the Cycle of Meltdowns for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

by Geoff Colvin, Martin R. Sheehan ...

Based on Geoff Colvin’s bestselling book, Managing the Cycle of Acting-Out Behavior in the Classroom, this practitioner-friendly guide provides special and general education teachers of autistic students with a six-phase positive behavior support model that includes interventions for each phase. Outlining practical steps for preventing and responding to the various phases of meltdown behavior in ... Read more

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Based on Geoff Colvin’s bestselling book, Managing the Cycle of Acting-Out Behavior in the Classroom, this practitioner-friendly guide provides special and general education teachers of autistic students with a six-phase positive behavior support model that includes interventions for each phase. Outlining practical steps for preventing and responding to the various phases of meltdown behavior in
... Read more
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Talent is Overrated

What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

by Geoff Colvin ...

Narrated by Geoff Colvin ...

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8 hours 14 min

**“Excellent.”—The Wall Street JournalSince its publication ten years ago, businesspeople, investors, doctors, parents, students, athletes, and musicians at every level have adopted the maxims of Talent Is Overrated to get better at what they’re passionate about. Now this classic has been updated and revised with new research and takeaways to help anyone achieve even greater performance.**Why are ... Read more

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**“Excellent.”—The Wall Street JournalSince its publication ten years ago, businesspeople, investors, doctors, parents, students, athletes, and musicians at every level have adopted the maxims of Talent Is Overrated to get better at what they’re passionate about. Now this classic has been updated and revised with new research and takeaways to help anyone achieve even greater performance.**Why are
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The Upside of the Downturn

Management Strategies for Difficult Times

by Geoff Colvin ...

Never waste a crisis.Some businesses—and some people—will emerge from today’s economic tumult stronger and more dominant than when it started. Others will weaken and fade. It all depends on critical choices they make right now.Geoff Colvin, one of America’s most respected business jour-nalists, says even the scariest turbulence has an upside. The best managers know that conventional thinking won’t ... Read more

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Never waste a crisis.Some businesses—and some people—will emerge from today’s economic tumult stronger and more dominant than when it started. Others will weaken and fade. It all depends on critical choices they make right now.Geoff Colvin, one of America’s most respected business jour-nalists, says even the scariest turbulence has an upside. The best managers know that conventional thinking won’t
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Humans Are Underrated

What High Achievers Know that Brilliant Machines Never Will

by Geoff Colvin ...

Narrated by Geoff Colvin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

As technology races ahead, what will people do better than computers?What hope will there be for us when computers can drive cars better than humans, predict Supreme Court decisions better than legal experts, identify faces, scurry helpfully around offices and factories, even perform some surgeries, all faster, more reliably, and less expensively than people?It’s easy to imagine a nightmare ... Read more

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As technology races ahead, what will people do better than computers?What hope will there be for us when computers can drive cars better than humans, predict Supreme Court decisions better than legal experts, identify faces, scurry helpfully around offices and factories, even perform some surgeries, all faster, more reliably, and less expensively than people?It’s easy to imagine a nightmare
... Read more

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The Upside of the Downturn

Ten Management Strategies to Prevail in the Recession and Thrive in the Aftermath

by Geoff Colvin ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

Some businesses – and some people – will emerge from this downturn stronger and more dominant than when it started. Others will weaken and fade. It all depends on critical choices they make right now.Geoff Colvin, one of America’s most respected business journalists, says even the scariest recession has an upside. The best managers know conventional thinking won’t help them win in these tough ... Read more

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Some businesses – and some people – will emerge from this downturn stronger and more dominant than when it started. Others will weaken and fade. It all depends on critical choices they make right now.Geoff Colvin, one of America’s most respected business journalists, says even the scariest recession has an upside. The best managers know conventional thinking won’t help them win in these tough
... Read more

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The Talent Code

Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

by Daniel Coyle ...

Narrated by John Farrell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 12 min

What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Little Book of Talent provides readers with tools for maximizing potential in themselves and others.Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the ... Read more

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What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Little Book of Talent provides readers with tools for maximizing potential in themselves and others.Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the
... Read more

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The Talent Code

Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

by Daniel Coyle ...

What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Little Book of Talent provides readers with tools for maximizing potential in themselves and others.Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the ... Read more

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What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Little Book of Talent provides readers with tools for maximizing potential in themselves and others.Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the
... Read more

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