How can we identiy and develop talent, both in ourselves and in others? Rasmus Ankersen, an ex-professional footballer and performance specialist, spent the last of his money on plane tickets, and for six intense months travelled the world, visiting 'Gold Mines' of talent; living and training with the planet's best athletes and their coaches in an attempt to answer this very question. Why have the world's best middle-distance runners grown up in the same Ethiopian village? Why are 137 of the world's 500 best female golfers from South Korea? How has one athletics club in Kingston, Jamaica, succeeded in producing most of the world's best sprinters? The conclusions Ankersen came to will have an enormous impact, far beyond the world of sport - in business, education and parenting. In The Gold Mine Effect he presents these conclusions in eight Gold Mine concepts which will not only show you how to spot and unlock it in others - whether you are a manager, a coach, a teacher or a parent.