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Wouldn’t you know.

No sooner had I decided to post about Karen Burns’ new book (I’m so proud!!)  than I heard about another new book, also about the world of work, and also available by pre-order discount.

(( Subliminal message: Buy, Buy, Buy!! ))

Plus also,  I’m related to one of the authors. That’s (part of) him in the photo, holding an advance copy.  Woo hoo!

Wired to Care: how companies prosper when they create widespread empathy even has its own website.  Including — OMG — a review by my absolute hero, Malcolm Gladwell.

Way to go, Pete!  And congrats to my dear friend Kathy, who happens to be his mother.

I promise not to mention Marilee Jones any more but this once.  I was very pleased today, however, to have been able to unearth an online copy of one of my all-time favorite essays by one of my all-time favorite essayists.  Here it is, from the October 2005 New Yorker Magazine: Getting in: the social logic of Ivy League admissions,  by Malcolm Gladwell. 

What is talent?  What REALLY makes people economically successful?  How much does “being smart” matter in business, let alone in the general scheme of things?  And who decides and unlocks the gates for us?

I’ve added some related links (see right) which you may be interested in reading, too, especially if you have children (as I do) heading to college soon.  Enjoy!

N.B.: Once today’s links have expired, you can always find them in my “del.icio.us” archive by clicking directly on the ”del.icio.us” links headline, or by clicking here. 

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