<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I really like the Tipping Point. Especially about connectors; people who [unknowingly] have it in their nature to change the course of history or influence purchasing trends. <br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jun 18, 2011, at 1:48 PM, "warigia bowman" <<a href="mailto:warigia@aucegypt.edu">warigia@aucegypt.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Malcolm Gladwell's books are fun, but they are a little fluffy for my taste. He is a good businessman though. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Matunda Nyanchama <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com"><a href="mailto:mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com">mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com</a></a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Listers may be interested Malcom Gladwell's two books <a href="http://socialcapital.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/malcolm-gladwells-new-book-the-outliers/" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Outliers </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">Tipping Point</span> </a>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.<br>
<br>Message from the former:<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">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.</span><br>
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