5LQ Episode 288: Talent Is Overrated Book Breakdown




5 Leadership Questions Podcast on Church Leadership with Todd Adkins and Dan Iten show

Summary: In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im breakdown the leadership book Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else  by Geoff Colvin. In their conversation they discuss the following questions:<br> <br> * What's the book and why does it matter?<br> * Overview of the book<br> * How applicable is the book to leadership in my church?<br> * What are things churches should ignore from the book?<br> * What can you do this week in light of the book?<br> <br> BEST QUOTES<br> “One of the things he doesn't talk about in the book is talent being an important factor."<br> <br> "Some of the people that do become the most successful aren't the people you would think."<br> <br> "Deliberate practice is not fun."<br> <br> "If the activities that lead to greatness were easy and fun, then everyone would do them and they would not distinguish the best from the rest."<br> <br> "The scarce resource is no longer money. It is human ability. The roadblocks we face are mostly imaginary."<br> <br> "At the end of the day, it really is about discipline."<br> <br> "It's not just practice for practice sake, it's designed specifically to improve performance."<br> <br> "Wherever you are, be all there, and be in with your mind."<br> <br> "If you are doing it right, it is exhausting."<br> <br> "Set goals. Self-observation. Get feedback afterwards. And repeat that over and over again."<br> <br> "I find that when it comes to work, you need to put in those rhythms."<br> RECOMMENDED RESOURCES<br> <a href="https://leadership.lifeway.com/podcasts/">Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Overrated-Separates-World-Class-Performers/dp/1591842948/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1540980752&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=talent+is+overrated">Talent Is Overrated by Geoff Colvin</a><br> <br> <a href="https://leadership.lifeway.com/2018/09/18/5lq-episode-277-checklist-manifesto-book-breakdown/">5LQ Episode 277: Checklist Manifesto Book Breakdown</a><br> <br> <a href="https://leadership.lifeway.com/2018/10/09/5lq-episode-283-profitable-growth-book-breakdown/">5LQ Episode 283: Profitable Growth Book Breakdown</a><br> <br> <a href="https://leadership.lifeway.com/2018/10/18/5lq-episode-286-book-breakdown-the-fifth-discipline/">5LQ Episode 286: The Fifth Discipline Book Breakdown</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise/dp/0544947223/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0544947223&amp;pd_rd_r=97e2234d-dcf8-11e8-aa41-e769e92c74f0&amp;pd_rd_w=MdEvw&amp;pd_rd_wg=S17Wo&amp;pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&amp;pf_rd_r=1EKVZBSA7HZM854MWQ2Q&amp;pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&amp;pf_rd_t=40701&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=1EKVZBSA7HZM854MWQ2Q">Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111116/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1540981521&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=grit+angela+duckworth">Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/home/en-us/strengthsfinder">Strengthsfinder</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1540982676&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=checklist+manifesto">The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Humans-Are-Underrated-Achievers-Brilliant/dp/0143108379/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1540982721&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=humans+are+underrated+by+geoff+colvin">Humans Are Underrated by Geoff Colvin</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon."></a>