Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Friday, July 19, 2002 TalentMalcolm Gladwell's latest article in The New Yorker has been making its way around my office this week.Among other things, Gladwell looks at what some well-known management consultants had to say about Enron before it collapsed. He focuses on issues like the relationship between talent and organization and how to look at performance. Even if you're not an auditor, you might find it interesting. So how does it relate to orienteering? I can think of a couple of ways. First, it is interesting to think about the idea of talent and orienteering. Orienteering is a sport that is, in some ways, dominated by people without much "athletic talent." Mikell Platt doesn't seem to be a naturally gifted (or talented) athlete. But, he's become the best orienteer in the U.S. Orienteering is filled with people who have more "talent" than Platt. They're usually below Platt on the results lists. Second, Gladwell writes about sports as analogies for business. He talks about the differences between sports -- in baseball you can have a great team by putting together the most talented players, but in basketball it isn't so simple. In basketball the organization -- the system -- is very important. What would Gladwell think about the U.S. orienteering team? Gladwell was interviews on National Public Radio this evening. Later this evening you should be able to go to the All Things Considered section of www.npr.org and hear the interview. posted by Michael | 7:54 PM 
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