The Success Equation

The Success EquationAuthor: Michael J. Mauboussin ISBN: 9781422184233 Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press Year first published: 06 Nov 2012 Pages: 320 Format: Hardback What role, exactly, do skill and luck play in our successes and failures? Some games, like roulette and the lottery, are pure luck. Others, like chess, exist at the other end of the spectrum, relying almost wholly on the skill of the players. But in every other domain from business, to investing, to

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