{"product_id":"the-success-factor-developing-the-mindset-and-skillset-for-peak-business-performance-9781398602298","title":"The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Excellence Awards 2024 - Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eIndependent Press Award 2022 - Business Motivational\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eNext Generation Indie Book Awards 2023 - Career\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Book Awards 2023 - Business: Motivational\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do astronauts, Olympic champions, and Nobel laureates do differently that allows them to achieve at such a high level?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHigh achievers share the same four attributes: intrinsic motivation, perseverance, strong foundation, constantly learning through informal means. The key to their success is that they do all four of these things at the same time. Based on research and in-person interviews with astronauts, Nobel Prize winners, and Olympic champions, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Success Factor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e outlines the approach that individuals aspiring to improve their performance can adopt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing these four shared attributes as a guide, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Success Factor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e helps you reach your peak by applying the lessons of high achievers in your own life: identify your passion using a Passion Audit; learn how and where to find a mentor and how to build a mentoring team; develop your own community of practice; pursue your interests through informal learning; manage your time and energy. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Success Factor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e comes with online resources that feature a downloadable Passion Audit worksheet, Mentoring Team worksheet, and Goal Audit worksheet. The book offers scripts for approaching potential mentors and a list of uncommon places to find a mentor, such as webinars, airports, and social media. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Success Factor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e features exclusive interviews with high achievers, including such people as Dr. Tony Fauci NIH\/NIAID Institute Director; Dr Mike Brown, Nobel prize winner; Dr Peggy Whitson, Former NASA Chief Astronaut; Maxine Clark, founder and former CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop; and Steve Kerr, eight time NBA Champion and head coach of the Golden State Warriors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Gotian\u003c\/b\u003e, based in New Rochelle, New York, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a leadership coach, keynote speaker, educator, and social scientist who researches the most successful people in order to learn about their mindsets and practices. She serves as the Chief Learning Officer and is Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, New York. She is the 2021 recipient of the Thinkers50 RADAR Award, making her the world's #1 emerging management thinker. Her work regularly appears in \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcademic Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kogan Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641820057874,"sku":"9781398602298","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b517486-e371-4f0b-ba4d-501fb211e1c7.jpg?v=1737260394","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-success-factor-developing-the-mindset-and-skillset-for-peak-business-performance-9781398602298","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}