Abstract
Malcolm Gladwell Outliers explores the nature of success through a series of individual triumph stories. Gladwell introduces us to another world outside of the particular successful people we see including athletes, multi-millionaires, business tycoons, and in today’s world un- talented reality TV stars. Gladwell notes “that we tend to believe in the predominance of “individual merit (Gladwell, 2011).” Gladwell’s primary goal is to show that our assumptions of success are often wrong, ensuring his audience that achievement and expertise don’t always “just happen”. Success comes from an array of experiences, I found six points that help his argument and correspond with the lessons learned on leadership from Dubrin. The six key
Malcolm Gladwell Outliers explores the nature of success through a series of individual triumph stories. Gladwell introduces us to another world outside of the particular successful people we see including athletes, multi-millionaires, business tycoons, and in today’s world un- talented reality TV stars. Gladwell notes “that we tend to believe in the predominance of “individual merit (Gladwell, 2011).” Gladwell’s primary goal is to show that our assumptions of success are often wrong, ensuring his audience that achievement and expertise don’t always “just happen”. Success comes from an array of experiences, I found six points that help his argument and correspond with the lessons learned on leadership from Dubrin. The six key