Edge
Turning Adversity into Advantage
[New York] : Portfolio / Penguin, [2020]
Format: Book
Description: 257 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"Laura Huang, a preeminent Harvard Business School professor, shows that success is about gaining an edge: that elusive quality that gives you an upper hand and attracts attention and support. Some people seem to naturally have it. Now, Huang teaches the rest of us how to create our own from the challenges and biases we think hold us back, and turning them to work in our favor"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction. Hard work, plus -- Enrich. Your basic goods ; Recognition of the incongruous ; The value of constraints ; Honing your gut feel and what you bring to the table -- Delight. The power of the unexpected ; Reflective improvisation ; Shaping and delighting in situ -- Guide. All the ways your diamond sparkles ; Turning biases and stereotypes in your favor ; Framing perceptions and attributions your way ; You need at least two points to create a trajectory -- Effort. Reinforcing your edge -- Edge principles.
Subjects:
Success.
Success in business -- Psychological aspects.
Performance -- Psychological aspects.
Success.
Success in business -- Psychological aspects.
Performance -- Psychological aspects.
ISBN:
9780525540816
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BUSINESS Success Personal Hua | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/7/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references and index.