TY - BOOK AU - Colvin,Geoffrey TI - Talent is overrated: what really separates world-class performers from everybody else SN - 9781591842248 ( hbk) PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Portfolio KW - Work KW - Psychological aspects KW - Performance N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -