Tuesday, June 12, 2012
In Praise of Misfits: Why Business Needs People with Asperger's, ADD and Dyslexia
In 1956 William Whyte argued in his bestseller, “The Organisation Man”,
that companies were so in love with “well-rounded” executives that they
fought a “fight against genius”. Today many suffer from the opposite
prejudice. Software firms gobble up anti-social geeks. Hedge funds
hoover up equally oddball quants. Hollywood bends over backwards to
accommodate the whims of creatives. And policymakers look to
rule-breaking entrepreneurs to create jobs. Unlike the school playground, the marketplace is kind to misfits.
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