Peak Performers: The New Heroes of American Business - Softcover

Garfield, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380703041 ISBN 13: 9780380703043

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2020

Synopsis

Pub Date: 1987-05-01 Pages: 336 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Ordinary People Extraordinary Achievers Fascinated by what makes some individuals strive to be the very best they can be. pyshchologist Charles A. Garfield has devoted 20 years... to studying peak performers He has found them everywhere -.. from sports to science. from arts to entertainment They are the people who run huge corproations and the people who make the corporations run They are the prima ballerina and the dancing toll attendant on a. California bridge who takes tolls without missing a beat in his dance routine Here are some of Garfields surprising findings about men and women who settle for no less than the best: -. Peak performers are not born - theyre made - They are not superhumans with. special talents - they are average people in every walk of life -. Peak performers are not workaho...

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Garfield is one of the speakers most frequently requested by corporations, associations, and universities worldwide. He was first inspired to study peak performers when he worked on Apollo 11 and observed the remarkable team that gave their very best to put the first man on the moon. With a degree in clinical psychology, he currently serves on the faculty of the University of California Medical School.

From the Back Cover:

This book covers skills that anyone can cultivate, and knowing them is the first step toward personal growth and top achievement.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 0380703041
• ISBN 13: 9780380703043
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 338