[kictanet] On "hitting it big" with innovation

[warigia bowman]

Malcolm Gladwell's books are fun, but they are a little fluffy for my taste.
He is a good businessman though.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Matunda Nyanchama <
mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com> wrote:

> Listers may be interested Malcom Gladwell's two books The Outliers  and Tipping
> Point
> <http://socialcapital.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/malcolm-gladwells-new-book-the-outliers/>on
> the above subject with the former focusing on events in society and hard
> word; the latter on the power individuals and the 'little things' they do
> shape the world.
>
> Message from the former:
>
> Hard work is critical to success, however, successful people were often
> lucky to be in the right place at the right time; plus you must sweat:
> 10,000 hours of skills development appears to be the rule of the thumb.
>
> Unless of course you are in Kenya where (in some cases) public budgets are
> siphoned away even before the money arrives!
>
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