Dimensions
162 x 240 x 29mm
"At the London Olympics, Team GB won 65 medals. At the London Paralympics, they won 120. The medal count defied public expectation- Great Britain had over-delivered, and London 2012 was viewed as the absolute peak of British Olympic success. Once the dust had settled, the question was asked- what next? The Talent Lab, written in collaboration with the Team GB's directors, reveals the secrets behind their medal factory. It looks at how success can be discovered or created, shaped and sustained, with teachings that apply far beyond sport. Using lessons from organisations as far afield as the Yehudi Menuhin School of Music, the NFL Draft, the Royal College of Surgeons and The European Space Agency, it answers whether a winning personality needs to be innate or can be taught, whether nurturing parents are important or detrimental to creating a champion's drive to succeed, and whether the size of Tom Daley's hands were indicative that he'd be a good diver. As Rio 2016 proves, Team GB has the winning formula, and The Talent Lab is the story of how they found it."
