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It's a huge mistake to think that talent in any field is anything but normally distributed. So while it's fantastic to experience greatness, holding out for the
by jfb 14y ago
It's a huge mistake to think that talent in any field is anything but normally distributed. So while it's fantastic to experience greatness, holding out for the 1% solution is often totally counterproductive. Given my druthers, of course I'd only hire the best of the best. But that's not how the universe works.
- hamburglar 14y agoYes, my immediate response to the article is, "if I have never even seen greatness in this role, what is the likelihood I'm going to hire greatness to fill it?"
- bgilroy26 14y agoI think yours is a solid criticism to the article, it's completely true. The article isn't written for the salty veterans who've learned life's lessons on the mean highways and byways, however, it is for the thousands upon thousands of cynical young people who clog the internet forums. I know because I'm about 2 years older than myself at the very point when despite anything I might claim to the contrary, in my heart of hearts I believed "Sales and marketing departments chiefly lie to people".