In a previous post we recommended the book Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell. The book provides some truly fascinating insight into the unique behavior of high-achievers.
In the book, Gladwell shares research data that indicates it takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve perfect execution. The people he describes -- people such as Bill Gates, the Beatles, etc. -- make me think of the Olympic champions we are watching in the evenings, who have found their passion and have proceeded with enough focus and discipline to achieve excellence.
Of course this statement also holds true for successful business leaders. Gladwell's data about "10,000 hours" is really all about the two most important things in business: identifying the right thing to work on and then working on it with a great deal of focus.
While watching the Olympics recently, I found myself wondering about the number of hours each of the competing athletes must have put in to achieve their skill level... What do you think?
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