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 sports--skill and luck seem almost hopelessly entangled. In his provocative new book, Michael Mauboussin untangles the intricate strands of skill and luck, defines them, and provides useful frameworks for analyzing their relative contributions. He offers concrete suggestions for how to put these insights to work to your advantage in business and other dimensions of life. Among the insights that Mauboussin reveals: * When your skill is greatest in different domains (the "arc of skill") * Why you want to increase randomness when you're the underdog * Why understanding reversion to the mean is crucial * How to find the right statistic * Why social ties can greatly increase a product's chances for success Showcasing Mauboussin's trademark wit, insightfulness, and analytical mind, Skill versus Luck is a must-read for anyone seeking to make better decisions--in business and in life.


[美]迈克尔•莫布森（Michael J. Mauboussin），哥伦比亚商学院教授，圣塔菲研究所成员，研究领域横跨心理学、竞争策略、金融、管理、复杂系统理论等，是当代复杂科学领域的领军人物，曾获得美国“商学院年度杰出教授”、“卓越教学奖”等奖项。

现任美盛资产管理公司首席投资策略师，曾任瑞士瑞信银行董事总经理兼美国分行首席投资策略师，在金融服务业工作超过25年，曾入选“全美投资分析师”、《华尔街日报》“全明星分析师”、“华尔街最有影响力人物”。

文章常见于《时代》《福布斯》《华尔街日报》《哈佛商业评论》《财富》等，另著有《反直觉思考》《魔球经济学》《期望投资学》等畅销书，作品被翻译成14种语言出版，并入选《商业周刊》“年度十佳商业书”、“史上百大经典商业书”等。