ISBN: 1455529559

New York Times Bestseller " Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's work changes the national dialogue. Beyond their bestselling books, you know them from commentary and features in the "New Yor… Mehr…

New York Times Bestseller " Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's work changes the national dialogue. Beyond their bestselling books, you know them from commentary and features in the "New York Times," CNN, NPR, "Time," "Newsweek," "Wired," "New York," and more. E-mail, Facebook, and Twitter accounts are filled with demands to read their reporting (such as "How Not to Talk to Your Kids," "Creativity Crisis," and "Losing Is Good for You"). In TOP DOG, Bronson and Merryman again use their astonishing blend of science and storytelling to reveal what's truly in the heart of a champion. The joy of victory and the character-building agony of defeat. Testosterone and the neuroscience of mistakes. Why rivals motivate. How home field advantage gets you a raise. What teamwork really requires. It's baseball, the SAT, sales contests, and Linux. How before da Vinci and FedEx were innovators, first, they were great competitors. Olympians carry TOP DOG in their gym bags. It's in briefcases of Wall Street traders and Madison Avenue madmen. Risk takers from Silicon Valley to Vegas race to implement its ideas, as educators debate it in halls of academia. Now see for yourself what this game-changing talk is all about. anthropology,business,business and investing,business culture,cultural,economics,health fitness and dieting,industries and professions,management and leadership,medical books Psychology, Grand Central Publishing<

ISBN: 9781455529551

For a decade, it's been a constant drumbeat: Our nation needs to be competitive. Businesses need to be better than the competition. So do our schools and students."People" need … Mehr…

For a decade, it's been a constant drumbeat: Our nation needs to be competitive. Businesses need to be better than the competition. So do our schools and students."People" need to be more competitive. Yet, despite these admonitions-nothing's changed. Sure, we compete more, but in futile ways ($500 shoes and violin-playing toddlers) that ultimately don't get us anywhere. And we're just ever more daunted by the enormity of the competition we face. As President Dwight Eisenhower said, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog." But no one's really given us an understanding of the nature of how to compete. Finally-that's about to change. In TOP DOG, Bronson and Merryman assess the size of the fight in all of us. Through the psychology of rankings, neuroscience of mistakes, and DNA of fearlessness, TOP DOG reveals the hidden factors behind the wins and losses in any high-stakes situation. From Olympic triumphs to political flops, to why female Wall Street analysts perform better then men but are promoted less. CIA spies, pharmaceutical sales, genetics, neuroscience, psychologists, economists and more. You'll never compete the same again. Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing Bronson, Po / Merryman, Ashley, Twelve<

ISBN: 9781455529551

For a decade, it's been a constant drumbeat: Our nation needs to be competitive. Businesses need to be better than the competition. So do our schools and students."People" need to be more… Mehr…

For a decade, it's been a constant drumbeat: Our nation needs to be competitive. Businesses need to be better than the competition. So do our schools and students."People" need to be more competitive. Yet, despite these admonitions-nothing's changed. Sure, we compete more, but in futile ways ($500 shoes and violin-playing toddlers) that ultimately don't get us anywhere. And we're just ever more daunted by the enormity of the competition we face. As President Dwight Eisenhower said, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog." But no one's really given us an understanding of the nature of how to compete. Finally-that's about to change. In TOP DOG, Bronson and Merryman assess the size of the fight in all of us. Through the psychology of rankings, neuroscience of mistakes, and DNA of fearlessness, TOP DOG reveals the hidden factors behind the wins and losses in any high-stakes situation. From Olympic triumphs to political flops, to why female Wall Street analysts perform better then men but are promoted less. CIA spies, pharmaceutical sales, genetics, neuroscience, psychologists, economists and more. You'll never compete the same again. Media ><