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When talent that shouts is in play… runaway optimism is more likely to translate into recklessness than a rare discovery.

As a society, we often make talent-picking too contrived and complicated to be effective. It’s time for a better approach.

Talent is a universal language that just happens to be spoken in many different dialects.

Harvest a wide range of insights from your own experience. Think about all the talents an organization needs to succeed. Look for winners in each dimension.

With a well-run audition, it’s possible to see right away who possesses the right stuff.

…great talent scouts are great listeners – and there isn’t anything passive about the way they size other people up.

People with great reputations for attracting and developing talent regard the search for brilliance as their calling.

The best bosses don’t just recruit people with stellar solo skills; they bring in employees who will weave their vigor and talents with others.

…the most talented people in every occupation have huge advantages over their ordinary peers.

…there is something profoundly wrong with the way we make sense of success.