Confidence
How Winning and Losing Streaks Begin and End
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- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
How do winning and losing streaks begin and end? That's the question of Kanter's examination of successful and unsuccessful entrants in the sports and business worlds. The big shortcoming of the presentation in the audio format is that rather than being spread out over the entire book, the practical advice is concentrated on the last cassette or CD, coming after repeated (and pessimistic) emphasis on the advantages gained by winners and the difficulties faced by losers. Perhaps listeners should play the last cassette or CD first, so they have Kanter's advice to consider as they listen to case studies such as the Philadelphia Eagles' comeback or the (now broken) curse of the Boston Red Sox. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
July 19, 2004
Drawing on more than 300 interviews with leaders in business, sports and politics, Kanter cogently explains the role confidence plays in the performance of institutions and individuals. Losing streaks are often created and then perpetuated when people lose confidence in their leaders and systems, while winning streaks are fueled by confident people who are secure in their own abilities and the ability of their leaders. Winning streaks are characterized by continuity and continued investment, Kanter argues, while losing streaks are marked by disruption and a lack of investment that typically give way to a self-fulfilling prophecy of failure. Combining theory with practical advice, Kanter details how losing organizations can instill accountability, collaboration and initiative—Kanter's three pillars of confidence—to help start a turnaround. She illustrates her ideas with a number of real-world examples, among them how the new owner of the Philadelphia Eagles stopped the team's chronic losing ways and built a winning organization. Kanter, a professor at the Harvard Business School and author of numerous books (including Men and Women of the Corporation
), delivers valuable insights on the importance of confidence to success and on how organizations can create practices that build that much needed asset.
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