Book Tip No. 4 (2015): Talent is overrated: What really separates world-class performers from everybody else
London / Boston 2008.
Generations of Human Resources experts have grappled with the question of how best to diagnose the talents and abilities of young employees and executives. Colvin fundamentally questions the assumption that existing talents strongly influence future performance.
His argument: Exceptional performance can be much better explained by an exceptional amount of practice, training and practical application. This applies, in his opinion, to such different things as playing the piano, memory performance, successful tactics on financial markets or the management of a company in a certain industry. The principles of management development must therefore be reconsidered, if not even rewritten. Colvin’s book is a “must read” for all executives and HR managers.
