Clutch : why some people excel under pressure and others don't / Paul Sullivan
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TextPublication details: London : Portfolio ; Penguin, 2010. Description: viii, 246 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781591843504Subject(s): 1. Self-confidence | 2. Stress (Psychology) | 3. SuccessDDC classification: 155.9 SUL
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English Lending
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Villa College Library | Villa College Library | 155.9 SUL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5081 |
Contents:
Introduction : What's clutch?
Pt. 1 Why people are clutch
1. Focus : the morality plays of David Boies
2. Discipline : when the stakes are as high as they can be
3. Adapting : fighting the fight, not the plan
4. Being present : opening night jitters and the role of a lifetime
5. Fear and desire : living life without a Plan B
6. Double clutch : what Billie Jean King did for women
Pt. 2 Why people choke
7. A leader's responsibility : how the reputations of Ken Lewis and Jamie Dimon fell and rose in the financial crisis
8. The perils of overthinking : rehearsing the speech before the victory.
9. Overconfidence starts the fall: what the worst factory in America cost GM and taught Toyota
Pt. 3 How to be clutch
10. How to be clutch with your money : knowing when to quit
11. How to be clutch in sports : trust what got you there
Conclusion : The Tiger conundrum : is he still clutch?
Includes bibliographical references and index
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