The Longest Run

I enjoyed the Wall Street Journal review of Malcolm Gladwell's new book, Outliers , and was particularly struck by this comment: "Outliers" offers an implicit message for companies as well: There is great competitive advantage for the organization recognizing that the work environment can nurture talent -- and also suppress it. The best companies will not only seek to provide their employees with enrichment but will also have the insight -- and courage -- to identify and recruit exceptional though neglected talent that could flourish under the right conditions. In the end, we aspire to be the graduate-school admissions officer at Iowa who selected John Irving for the creative-writing program -- not the high-school English teacher in New Hampshire who noticed only the poor speller struggling in the back of the classroom. Related articles by Zemanta Malcolm Gladwell's new book Outliers Malcolm Gladwell's New Book: Outliers Off the Shelf: The Sociology of Success