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The power of failure : succeeding in the age of innovation / Fran Tarkenton.

Title
The power of failure : succeeding in the age of innovation / Fran Tarkenton.
Author
Tarkenton, Fran
Publication
Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, [2015]

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Description
xxiii, 232 pages : color illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
"NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton is a friend of failure. In the 1970s, he brought the Minnesota Vikings to the Superbowl three times-and three times his team was crushed. The first two companies he founded both quickly folded. But by learning how to deal with defeat, Tarkenton discovered the key to success. Now 74 years old and CEO of Tarkenton Companies, Fran Tarkenton shares the most valuable lesson he learned as an athlete and entrepreneur-that failure, devastating as it is, can be an incredible gift"--
Subject
  • Success in business
  • Business failures
  • Failure (Psychology)
  • Success
  • Entrepreneurship
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business
  • SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Football
  • Achievement
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Join the failure revolution -- Fueled by failure -- It's all about the work -- The peril of "positive thinking" -- Break some eggs -- Work, learn, innovate, execute -- Mission statement.
ISBN
  • 9781621574033 (hardback)
  • 1621574032 (hardback)
LCCN
^^2015029559
OCLC
917888468
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library