The Talent Myth
Monday, January 10, 2005 at 02:12PM
Rob in This crazy business

I just finished reading Malcom Gladwell's article, The Talent Myth. What a scathing indictment of the "wisdom" of consultants when it comes to hiring. The whole Enron/McKinsey relationship kept reminding me of "the Bobs" from Office Space. The last line in the article is a classic:

It never occurred to them that, if everyone had to think outside the box, maybe it was the box that needed fixing.
Priceless!

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