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Author Huang, Laura (College teacher), author.

Title Edge : turning adversity into advantage / Laura Huang.

Publication Info. [New York] : Portfolio / Penguin, [2020]

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  650.13 HUANG    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  650.13 HUANG    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  650.13 HUANG    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  650.13 HUANG    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  650.13 HUA    Check Shelf
Description 257 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction. Hard work, plus -- Enrich. Your basic goods ; Recognition of the incongruous ; The value of constraints ; Honing your gut feel and what you bring to the table -- Delight. The power of the unexpected ; Reflective improvisation ; Shaping and delighting in situ -- Guide. All the ways your diamond sparkles ; Turning biases and stereotypes in your favor ; Framing perceptions and attributions your way ; You need at least two points to create a trajectory -- Effort. Reinforcing your edge -- Edge principles.
Summary "Laura Huang, a preeminent Harvard Business School professor, shows that success is about gaining an edge: that elusive quality that gives you an upper hand and attracts attention and support. Some people seem to naturally have it. Now, Huang teaches the rest of us how to create our own from the challenges and biases we think hold us back, and turning them to work in our favor"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Success.
Success in business -- Psychological aspects.
Performance -- Psychological aspects.
Performance -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01057839
Success. (OCoLC)fst01137041
Success in business -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01137068
Other Form: Online version: Huang, Laura, Edge [New York] : Portfolio / Penguin, [2020] 9780525540823 (DLC) 2019034422
ISBN 9780525540816 (hardcover)
0525540814 (hardcover)
9780593189191 (international edition)
0593189191 (international edition)
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