Fortune Magazine Senior Editor At Large and best selling author of the myth shattering book Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Geoff Colvin describes what really separates world class performer from everybody else. The guest shares stories of remarkable achievers from all walks of life and discusses whether it was hard work or inborn talent that resulted in greatness. Geoff Colvin takes the view that both the hard work and the talent myths are wrong and he explains why.
Geoff Colvin is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.
The show airs live on Tuesday, April 21, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Fortune Magazine Senior Editor At Large and best selling author of the myth shattering book Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Geoff Colvin describes what really separates world class performer from everybody else. You will learn:
* Why the belief in inborn talent is just a myth
* Why hard work and experience alone don't explain greatness either
* How deliberate practice differs from inborn talent and from basic hard work
* How to apply deliberate practice concepts to your career and to your company
Geoff Colvin (photo left) is a leading thinker, writer, broadcaster, and speaker on today's most significant trends in business. His groundbreaking new book, Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, wwas published in October 2008. Donald Trump calls it “inspiring” and “enlightening” and says it’s “a terrific read all the way through.” Herb Kelleher says, “I rejoice!” Daniel H. Pink calls it “profoundly important.” Ram Charan calls it “exciting” and says “read it!”
As a popular speaker, Geoff has engaged hundreds of audiences on six continents. He is represented by the Washington Speakers Bureau.
As a longtime editor and columnist for Fortune Magazine, he has become one of America's sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership and management, globalization, shareholder value creation, the environmental imperative, and related issues.
Geoff is heard daily across America on the CBS Radio Network, where he reaches 7 million listeners a week and has made more than 10,000 broadcasts. As anchor of Wall Street Week with Fortune on PBS for three years, he spoke each week to the largest audience reached by any business television program in America.
Geoff is an honors graduate of Harvard with a degree in economics, and he holds an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business.
My book review of Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin.
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Let's talk with Fortune Magazine Senior Editor At Large and best selling author of the myth shattering book Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Geoff Colvin as he describes what really separates world class performer from everybody else. The guest shares stories of remarkable achievers from all walks of life and discusses whether it was hard work or inborn talent that resulted in greatness. Geoff Colvin takes the view that both the hard work and the talent myths are wrong and he explains why on Blog Business Success Radio.
