If you've ever wondered what makes some people seem to excel effortlessly at everything they do, business coach Blaire Palmer explains all in The Recipe for Success. Profiling a number of 'serial succeeders' to capture the essentials of what makes them stand out, it will help readers work out the combination of skills and talents will help them reach their own goals. Ideal for managers, entrepreneurs and even large organisations who want to shake things up a bit, the book uses an unusual cookery book style to explain the main 'ingredients' - such as stubbornness, magnetism and persistence - that go into creating success at work, and then follows up with some 'recipes' showing how a range of high flyers have used them, in various combinations, to get excellent results.