The Success Factor

Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance

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• Features interviews with high achievers including Nobel laureates, astronauts and

Olympic champions (including such people as Dr. Tony Fauci NIH (NIAID) Institute

Director; Dr. Mike Brown, Nobel prize winner;

Dr. Peggy Whitson, Former Chief Astronaut,

NASA; Maxine Clark, founder and former CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop) • Outlines practices to help readers identify their passions, find mentors, develop a team of mentors, establish a community of practice and pursue informal learning • Online resources include a downloadable

Passion audit, a goal audit worksheet and a mentoring team worksheet

Description

WINNER: Independent Press Award 2022 - Business Motivational

What do astronauts, Olympic champions, and Nobel laureates do differently that allows them to achieve at such a high level?

High 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, The Success Factor outlines the approach that individuals aspiring to improve their performance can adopt.

Using these four shared attributes as a guide, The Success Factor 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. The Success Factor 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. The Success Factor 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.

Author Information

Ruth Gotian, based in New Rochelle, New York, is 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 Forbes, Psychology Today, Nature, Scientific American, Academic Medicine, and Harvard Business Review. Edition: 1 Date: 03/01/2022 Price: £19.99 Paperback: 9781398602298 Ebook: 9781398602304 Pages: 240 Format (mm): 235x155 Product Category: Professional Subject: Business & Management Skills

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Identifying Success

1 Objective versus Subjective Measures of

Success 2 What is success? 3 Success is a Moving Target

2 Four Pillars of Optimizing Success

4 Tap into an Intrinsic Motivation 5 Respond to Challenges with Perseverance 6 Cultivate a Solid Foundation 7 Embrace Opportunities for Continuous

Learning and Growth

3 Optimizing Your Success

8 Finding Your Passion 9 Finding a Mentor 10 Developing Your Mentoring Team 11 Finding Your People 12 Embracing Opportunities to Learn 13 Conclusion