- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (20 Mar 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006370721
- ISBN-13: 978-0006370727
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 193,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What does it take to succeed in today's competitive world? Is it luck? Talent? A touch of madness? Edward de Bono talked to 50 outstandingly successful men and women, all of whom spoke frankly about their own strategy. Among them were David Bailey, Sir Terence Conran, Robert Maxwell, Jackie Stewart, Sir Clive Sinclair, Virginia Wade, Lord Forte and Verity Lambert. De Bono then distilled their wisdom and experience and turned it into a practical strategy that anyone can follow in order to achieve their own ambitions in life and work. The result was this book.
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S COMPETITIVE WORLD? IS IT LUCK? TALENT?
Why do some people emerge as successful while others – who seem to work just as hard – never make it? Are special skills required?
'Tactics' is based on fifty interviews with men and women who have been outstandingly successful in a variety of fields. Among them are:
David Bailey, Chris Bonington, Mike Brearley, Sir Terence Conran, Harold Evans, Hans Eysenck, Malcolm Forbes, Lord Forte, Verity Lambert, Mark McCormack, Sir Peter Parker, John Riblat, Baroness Seear, Sir Clive Sinclair, Jackie Stewart, Virginia Wade
With his usual perceptiveness Edward de Bono analyses their different paths to success, revealing that underneath their different styles – from the quiet to the bold to the aggressive – and their greatly different personal qualities are a few characteristics which seem common to all successful people…
Read 'Tactics', see how success happened, and learn some valuable lessons under the guidance of Edward de Bono.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book overlaps less than usual with de Bono's other books. Here he has interviewed some forty or so people, mostly from the business world but also from areas such as sport and law, and presents their opinions on how they came to be and continued to be successful, covering areas such as strategy, attitudes, luck, dealing with people and so on. He has drawn the thoughts of the interviewees together into a coherent book, but I don't think there are too many surprises, either from de Bono's respondents or from his commentary. Some amusement may be derived from Sir Clive Sinclair's pre-C5 comments.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This highly informative, entertaining book is based on interviews with successful people who explain how they succeeded. Each person's story, as related under the guidance of conceptual and creative-thinking expert Edward de Bono, reveals different aspects of how he or she achieved difficult goals. This book will inspire you with the parade of skills, effort, drive, luck and talent (or lack thereof) that helped these people, from Malcolm Forbes to Sting, rise to the top. getAbstract thinks this uplifting business book transcends the usual self-development titles with its real-life success stories from athletes, race car drivers, bankers, musicians, lawyers, publishers and executives who show that success has no set requirements, though hard work and grit don't hurt.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book overlaps less than usual with de Bono's other books. Here he has interviewed some forty or so people, mostly from the business world but also from areas such as sport and law, and presents their opinions on how they came to be and continued to be successful, covering areas such as strategy, attitudes, luck, dealing with people and so on. He has drawn the thoughts of the interviewees together into a coherent book, but I don't think there are too many surprises, either from de Bono's respondents or from his commentary. Some amusement may be derived from Sir Clive Sinclair's pre-C5 comments.
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