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Black Box Thinking

Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance

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Black Box Thinking

By: Matthew Syed
Narrated by: Matthew Syed - preface, Simon Slater
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 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER, with the preface read by Matthew Syed

'Will transform your entire perspective' THE TIMES

'A stirring call to revolutionise how we think about success' DANIEL PINK, author of DRIVE

'Brilliant' JAMES DYSON

What is the secret to success? Black Box Thinking.

Ten years on from its original publication, Black Box Thinking remains a game-changing manifesto for success.

In this updated edition - featuring brand new material from Matthew Syed - his bold thesis that failure, far from being something to fear, is the secret to innovation and improvement feels more urgent than ever.

Packed with gripping case studies, eye-opening research, and stories from elite sport, cutting-edge medicine, aviation, business, and beyond, Syed shows how the most progressive individuals and organizations treat mistakes not as threats, but as tools for growth.

This is a book for anyone striving to do better. It will change how you think about failure - and show you how to turn it into success.

'Highly persuasive' DAILY MAIL

'It highlights the need for a growth mindset in life' RICHARD BRANSON

'A book that dares us to do better' HOWARD JACOBSON©2015 Matthew Syed (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Sports Psychology Business Success Inspiring Management Aviation Technology
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This book was recommended to me by a friend, and I was sceptical at first. But from the first chapter I mess hooked! The topics explored offered real food for thought and the whole book was very thought provoking. I would even go as far to say that every medical professional should read this book.

AMAZING!

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This book should be made compulsory reading for all medical, legal, legal and law enforcement professionals, and local and State Government managers etc.

The narrator had me so engaged that I often sat on my driveway, just listening to the last few minutes of a chapter.

The contents of this book are ood for thought; let's hope more digest it.

Mind blowing and potentially life changing.

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An amazing book. Full of surprises. Really is a must listen and you will walk away feeling smarter for having read it.

Must listen.

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Gripped from the beginning and relevant throughout with brilliant examples. I'm already searching for the next great book that might be able to match this.

Perhaps the best non fiction book I've ever read

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Great book. Learning from failure.. Pretty simple but oh so powerful. Can't wait to give it a good try.

Great book

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