SUCCESS

James G S Clawson and Doug Newburg
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James G S Clawson: University of Virgina, USA
Doug Newburg: University of Florida Medical School, USA

Chapter 4 in Powered by Feel:How Individuals, Teams, and Companies Excel, 2008, pp 19-24 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractIf you ask children of a certain age what they are doing, they simply respond “Playing” in a way that suggests it is a stupid question.Soon they start playing a game and then a sport. They specialize, the day comes when they perform. Eventually they invite and receive judgment. They care more about winning and losing and what others think of them … and play becomes work so they stop playing. Most kids who do not measure up quit and find something else to do. Or worse, they avoid doing anything they might not be good at, avoid judgment, cower from feeling not good enough…

Keywords: Performance; Business Performance; Leadership; Management; Human Potential; Self-Improvement; Organizational Culture; Mentoring; Social Conditioning; Business Leadership; Motivation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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