Laura Huang, a preeminent Harvard Business School professor, shows that success is about gaining an edge: that elusive quality that gives you an upper hand and attracts attention and support. Some people seem to naturally have it. Now, Huang teaches the rest of us how to create our own from the challenges and biases we think hold us back, and turning them to work in our favor.
How do you find a competitive edge when the obstacles feel insurmountable? How do you get people to take you seriously when they're predisposed not to, and perhaps have already written you off?
Laura Huang has come up against that problem many times--and so has anyone who's ever felt out of place or underestimated. Many of us sit back quietly, hoping that our hard work and effort will speak for itself. Or we try to force ourselves into the mold of who we think is "successful," stifling the creativity and charm that makes us unique and memorable.
In Edge, Huang offers a different approach. She argues that success is rarely just about the quality of our ideas, credentials, and skills, or our effort. Instead, achieving success hinges on how well we shape others' perceptions--of our strengths, certainly, but also our flaws. It's about creating our own edge by confronting the factors that seem like shortcomings and turning them into assets that make others take notice.
Huang draws from her award-winning research on entrepreneurial intuition, persuasion, and implicit decision-making, to impart her profound findings and share stories of previously-overlooked Olympians, assistants-turned-executives, and flailing companies that made momentous turnarounds. Through her deeply-researched framework, Huang shows how we can turn weaknesses into strengths and create an edge in any situation. She explains how an entrepreneur scored a massive investment despite initially being disparaged for his foreign accent, and how a first-time political candidate overcame voters' doubts about his physical disabilities.
Edge shows that success is about knowing who you are and using that knowledge unapologetically and strategically. This book will teach you how to find your unique edge and keep it sharp.
0 有用 SunkIsland 2021-05-28 18:19:23
非常流畅,忍不住一口气读完,感觉作者真的好酷啊!
0 有用 hx 2021-02-02 15:28:22
不错👍
0 有用 Heather的冬天 2021-08-03 03:21:53
主题是“hard work alone is not enough”,同时需要管理好别人对你的perception。说的都对,不过还是有不真诚的感觉
0 有用 JaneEyre 2021-08-20 21:38:51
Quite a rewarding journey!!! 行文非常之流畅!读到目前为止是本年度最最最佳的一本书,很久不摘抄的我都摘抄了好几页纸,本来前段时间因为一些客观原因失去了一些机会而非常沮丧,有一点点的含恨哈哈,但是没想到被这本书开解了,有时候就要蓄力呢,同时,只有在不含恨的时候才可以create an edge。读完了但是还没有结束,想出edge才是短暂的结束,毕竟就像Laura说的,没有... Quite a rewarding journey!!! 行文非常之流畅!读到目前为止是本年度最最最佳的一本书,很久不摘抄的我都摘抄了好几页纸,本来前段时间因为一些客观原因失去了一些机会而非常沮丧,有一点点的含恨哈哈,但是没想到被这本书开解了,有时候就要蓄力呢,同时,只有在不含恨的时候才可以create an edge。读完了但是还没有结束,想出edge才是短暂的结束,毕竟就像Laura说的,没有一劳永逸的edge和努力,而是要不断地努力。 (展开)
0 有用 Gsssss 2023-05-02 08:02:05 美国
Recognize that others WILL have their own perceptions and attributions about us and use that in our favor. EDGE: Enrich (bring values to others), delight (be let in first. Not just charming), guide (y... Recognize that others WILL have their own perceptions and attributions about us and use that in our favor. EDGE: Enrich (bring values to others), delight (be let in first. Not just charming), guide (your interaction with others and redirect others’ perception to appreciate the value we command), effort (hard work reinforce the edge we create) (展开)
0 有用 的井恩 2023-09-29 23:00:27 北京
self help书还是香的 很多时候内心强大来源于对世界有客观而全面的认识 说白了看多了就不觉得奇怪了 可以为自己设立新的baseline开始努力 命运还是掌握在自己手中
0 有用 Gsssss 2023-05-02 08:02:05 美国
Recognize that others WILL have their own perceptions and attributions about us and use that in our favor. EDGE: Enrich (bring values to others), delight (be let in first. Not just charming), guide (y... Recognize that others WILL have their own perceptions and attributions about us and use that in our favor. EDGE: Enrich (bring values to others), delight (be let in first. Not just charming), guide (your interaction with others and redirect others’ perception to appreciate the value we command), effort (hard work reinforce the edge we create) (展开)
0 有用 流浪的吹西 2021-11-16 20:50:34
I got hooked to the book when the author argued that perceptions from people we encounter - bias, prejudice, discrimination, prototypes - are everywhere! and it’s only dumb to try to eliminate them! T... I got hooked to the book when the author argued that perceptions from people we encounter - bias, prejudice, discrimination, prototypes - are everywhere! and it’s only dumb to try to eliminate them! Though the writing style is a bit rambling the stories shared are the gem! The principles from the book are all also helpful! (展开)
0 有用 JaneEyre 2021-08-20 21:38:51
Quite a rewarding journey!!! 行文非常之流畅!读到目前为止是本年度最最最佳的一本书,很久不摘抄的我都摘抄了好几页纸,本来前段时间因为一些客观原因失去了一些机会而非常沮丧,有一点点的含恨哈哈,但是没想到被这本书开解了,有时候就要蓄力呢,同时,只有在不含恨的时候才可以create an edge。读完了但是还没有结束,想出edge才是短暂的结束,毕竟就像Laura说的,没有... Quite a rewarding journey!!! 行文非常之流畅!读到目前为止是本年度最最最佳的一本书,很久不摘抄的我都摘抄了好几页纸,本来前段时间因为一些客观原因失去了一些机会而非常沮丧,有一点点的含恨哈哈,但是没想到被这本书开解了,有时候就要蓄力呢,同时,只有在不含恨的时候才可以create an edge。读完了但是还没有结束,想出edge才是短暂的结束,毕竟就像Laura说的,没有一劳永逸的edge和努力,而是要不断地努力。 (展开)
0 有用 William 2021-08-10 11:31:50
有很多案例证明了作者的想法,非常不错。并且很多理论非常的out of the box,但又非常合理。