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Month: January 2011

Winners are made not born

Winners are made not born

Analysis: An excessive focus on praising ‘innate’ talent in companies, organisations and society as a whole is both flawed and counterproductive. Winners are made, not born and talent is only cultivated through passion and hard work. I’m reading a book at the moment called “Bounce: How Champions are Made”. Not exactly autobiographical, but I’ve got a few years in the tank left to work with. The book’s author, Matthew Syed, focuses mainly on sporting excellence and how it is achieved, but has…

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