Versátil

The ground-breaking and exhilarating exploration into how to be successful in the 21st Century. What if everything you have been taught about how to succeed in life was wrong? From the `10,000 hours rule' to the power of Tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialisation and many hours of deliberate practice. And, worse, that if you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start. This is completely wrong. In this landmark book, David Epstein shows that the way to excel is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly, juggling many interests - in other words, by developing range. Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, and scientists Epstein discovered that in most fields - especially those that are complex and unpredictable - generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. They are also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't see. Range proves that by spreading your knowledge across multiple domains is the key to success rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range explains how to maintain the benefits of breadth, diverse experience and interdisciplinary thinking in a world that increasingly demands, hyper-specialization.

Mal o pai de Tiger Woods percebeu que o filho tinha um talento fora de série, fez de tudo para o tornar num profissional. Com o tenista Roger Federer foi diferente. A mãe era instrutora mas nunca deu aulas ao filho. Deixou-o à vontade para praticar desde basquetebol a futebol, andebol, squash e badmington. E apoiou-o quando ele decidiu jogar ténis. Um encontro entre Tiger e Federer dá início a este livro fascinante, que põe frente a frente duas filosofias distintas. E que deita por terra o mito de que a especialização é condição necessária ao sucesso. David Epstein estudou o percurso dos mais bem-sucedidos atletas, artistas, músicos, inventores e cientistas e chegou à conclusão de que há mais generalistas no topo das suas profissões do que especialistas, sobretudo em áreas de grande complexidade e imprevisibilidade. Os generalistas tendem a focar-se na carreira mais tarde, depois de vários desvios, de acumularem experiências e de “testarem” diferentes interesses. São por norma mais criativos e flexíveis, estão mais bem equipados para executar tarefas vedadas aos computadores. Obra rigorosa e provocadora, Versátil defende ideias como falhar é a melhor maneira de aprender e os que sabem desistir são em geral os que encontram as profissões que mais os preenchem. Prova que mais vale começar tarde e fazer exatamente o que se quer. De Vincent Van Gogh a J.K. Rowling, não faltam exemplos.

'Fascinating . . . If you’re a generalist who has ever felt overshadowed by your specialist colleagues, this book is for you' – Bill GatesThe instant Sunday Times Top Ten and New York Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardA Financial Times Essential ReadsA powerful argument for how to succeed in any field: develop broad interests and skills while everyone around you is rushing to specialize.From the ‘10,000 hours rule’ to the power of Tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of deliberate practice. And, worse, that if you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start.This is completely wrong.In this landmark book, David Epstein shows you that the way to succeed is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly, juggling many interests – in other words, by developing range.Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors and scientists, Epstein demonstrates why in most fields – especially those that are complex and unpredictable – generalists, not specialists are primed to excel. No matter what you do, where you are in life, whether you are a teacher, student, business analyst, parent, or job hunter, you will see the world differently after you've read Range. You'll understand better how we solve problems, how we learn and how we succeed. You'll see why failing a test is the best way to learn and why frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers.As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, Range shows how people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive and why spreading your knowledge across multiple domains is the key to your success, and how to achieve it.

Na obra 'Governança, ESG e Estrutura Organizacional', Rubens Ifraim Filho e Agliberto Alves Cierco confeccionaram um verdadeiro manual prático de implementação e manutenção da Governança e ESG aliadas aos aspectos da Estrutura Organizacional: dos princípios norteadores, contexto e explicações, à inserção nos mais variados desenhos, estruturas e novos arranjos e transformações organizacionais. Propõe-se, portanto, uma análise à luz de inovadora perspectiva tripartite. Do inglês, ESG consiste em Governança Ambiental, Social e Corporativa, conceito que avalia as operações das principais empresas conforme o impacto em três eixos da sustentabilidade - o Meio Ambiente, o Social e a Governança. Este livro atende claramente a uma demanda ferramental urgente da comunidade empresarial e demais stakeholders, pois pormenoriza um tema contemporâneo e absolutamente necessário, uma vez que as corporações são consistentemente avaliadas conforme o comprometimento mediante a tríade do acrônimo.