Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Report

    Uploaded by

    api-311329756
    12 views1 page
    Geoff Colvin's article, "what It Takes to be great", was published in Fortune. He argues that greatness is achieved by deliberate practice. Colvin shares this information so that people will know at least one thing that will help them be good at something.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    report

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Geoff Colvin's article, "what It Takes to be great", was published in Fortune. He argues that greatness is achieved by deliberate practice. Colvin shares this information so that people will know at least one thing that will help them be good at something.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    12 views1 page

    Report

    Uploaded by

    api-311329756
    Geoff Colvin's article, "what It Takes to be great", was published in Fortune. He argues that greatness is achieved by deliberate practice. Colvin shares this information so that people will know at least one thing that will help them be good at something.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 1

    1

    DarbyR.GaliMartin
    Ms.Dietrich
    English8,Period3
    January21,2016
    Summary
    ThecentralfocusofGeoffColvinsarticle,WhatItTakestoBeGreat,publishedin
    Fortune
    ,onOctober30,2006,isresearchonWhatittakestobegreat.Colvinnotesthatthe
    researcherswerefirstcuriouswhyorhowsomeonecanbegreat.Thisquestionledthemtostudy
    peoplewhotheybelievearenaturallygreat,suchas:MichaelJordan,BobbyFischer,orTiger
    woods.Whilemanybelievethatpracticemakesyougreat,theresearchersandColvinconcludes
    thatgreatnessisachievedbydeliberatepractice.Deliberatepracticeinvolveshavingtheright
    attitude,practicerepeatedly,recordpractices,andsettinganew/highergoaleverytimeyou
    achieveagoal.Tosupporthisargument,Colvinshares,Buffett,forinstance,isfamedforhis
    disciplineandthehourshespendsstudying.Ultimately,Colvinpresentsthisinformationsothat
    ifpeoplewantto,theywillknowatleastonethingthatwillhelpthembegoodatsomething.

    You might also like