Have you ever wondered why certain people are more successful than others? Why some people may be given opportunities in life that you may not have gotten? Malcolm Gladwell explains this type of success in his book Outliers as accumulative advantage, meaning certain individuals achieve success based on the opportunities they are granted due to the abilities or qualities they may possess. Gladwell relates this notion to children being presented with more opportunities in hockey the earlier their birthdays are. For example, a child born in the early months of the year may be presented with more coaching opportunities because they develop more quickly than someone born in the later months of the year. At Seneca, we can create our own advantages by using the services and supports that the school offers. Three of the services I would use for an …show more content…
The first reason is because the more experience you have in this field, the better pay and the better job opportunities you can acquire. For example, a human resource generalist with less than 2 years of experience might be able to work for a smaller company while someone with over 10+ years of experience may get hired to work for a more prestigious larger company due to their experience and expertise. Another reason deliberate practice is more of a key factor in your success in human resources is because this is a job in business. Usually, for business careers you are not born with the talents to be a successful businessperson. Especially in human resources, the skills to be successful in your career are acquired by studying, experience on the job, and practicing and identifying the laws and procedures of a company. You are never born with these skills but they can be developed and improved over time. That’s why I know that deliberate practice is much more of a key factor that will ultimately lead you to success in a human resources career path in a human resources career
Stephen Steinberg makes a good point, when having been at the right place, right time, to gain an investment opportunity. In the book, Outliers, Steinberg says that “There is no doubt that those Jewish immigrants arrived at the perfect time, with the perfect skills,” says sociologist Stephen Steinberg. “To exploit that opportunity, you had to have certain and those immigrants worked hard. They sacrificed. They scrimped and saved and invested wisely. But still, you have to remember that the garment industry in those years was growing by leaps and bounds. The economy was desperate for the skills that they possessed.”(145). I agree. I agree the being there at the right place and time can lead to possible unique opportunities. For example a man
The first group of people Gladwell discusses is professional hockey players. He states that “Seventeen out of twenty-five players on the team were born in January, February, March and April” (23). These months hold great opportunity for the players since the cut-off date for hockey as children is January 1st; while the children born in the other months are smaller and not as coordinated the other children are bigger and have approximately nine months in growth on them, giving them the edge. Gladwell also examines the amount of time and work it takes to become a professional. Stating it takes 10,000 hours to reach this status of professionalism. The rule follows for the hockey players. “That late-born prodigy doesn’t get chosen for the all-star team as an eight-year-old because he’s too small… And without that extra practice, he has no chance at hitting ten thousand hours… without ten thousand hours… there is no way he can ever master the skills” (41). He is describing that since the players born in between ...
Those who receive opportunities early in life are more likely to find success due to accumulative advantage. When some children have opportunities others do not, they gain exponential opportunities. Gladwell points to Canadian hockey players to support this assertion. Competitive teams select children from a very young age. Hockey’s arbitrary age cutoff of January 1st gives
For example, Gladwell examines trends in the rosters of the elite Canadian Hockey League, finding that the majority of players were born in January, February, or March. Comparing these dates to the cutoff date for each age division, January 1, Gladwell proves that birthdates impact success, as the majority of hockey players who were older in each age division became successful because of maturing earlier than their younger peers in their age division. In terms of redshirting, Gladwell’s theory implies that a student who enters kindergarten one year older than the rest of their classmates will have a better chance of success due to earlier
The first example is the Matthew Effect. The Matthew Effect is the probability that a professional hockey player will be born in the first three months of the year because the cutoff is January 1st. If a hockey player is born in the first three months he is more mature, stronger and more experienced compared to the other players in his age. The same concept goes for baseball, the cutoff date for an age group or league is July 31st. Most professional baseball players’ birthday’s are in August. Similar to Hockey and Baseball, European soccer also has the same pattern of more players in the advanced leagues are born right after the cutoff date. The Matthew Effect also works in school. The advantage of a child being born at the beginning of the year have higher patterns of achievement since they are typically the oldest in their grade.
The degrees of freedom (df) of an estimate is the number or function of sample size of information on which the estimate is based and are free to vary relating to the sample size (Jackson, 2012; Trochim & Donnelly, 2008).
In Outliers, Gladwell illustrates the life of a lawyer named Joe Flom, and shows three reasons why he became one of the most successful lawyers. One of them was “The importance of being Jewish” (121-122). Gladwell emphasizes that Flom couldn’t work at big firms because he was Jewish, and had to handle proxy wars which big firms didn’t do at that time, but he got to the top because he was one of the few lawyers who were proficient at proxy wars when it became popular (125-129). My evidence’s point is that a disadvantage is turned into an advantage as time passes. Joe Flom wasn’t lucky because he is Jewish and couldn’t work at big firms, but at the same time, he was lucky because he is Jewish and had a chance to train himself in proxy wars. If Joe Flom got discouraged by his disadvantages in his career, he wouldn’t become a successful lawyer. In other words, my evidence believes that individuals can turn their unluckiness into luckiness, or luckiness to unluckiness depending on their actions. With racial discriminations like that at that time, we can assume that there would be many Jewish lawyers who we can say had the same luck as Joe Flom got discouraged, or many other individuals who didn’t choose that profession because they knew they would be discriminated against, and ended up in other careers. Ultimately, my evidence shows that Joe Flom not only turned his unluckiness into luckiness, but he elevated
“African Americans have just as amount of chance of becoming a professional athlete as he or she winning the lottery”. This so called goal of theirs is unrealistic and is highly impossible. There are so many sports athletes but majority of them are of a different c...
The definition of success varies around the world, but according to Malcolm Gladwell its achievement can be broken down into a few components. Although Gladwell never truly establishes credibility in his book Outliers, he still backs up his proposed theories with reputable studies and sources which intrigue the audience to keep reading.The purpose of Outliers was to enlighten people about the different elements of success while also informing them of real life situations where seemingly less than likely people beat the odds and became the powerful figures that they are today. The intended audience is anyone who is looking to become successful or who is perhaps interested in the idea of success itself and wishes to learn more about it. Understandably, a secondary audience could be high school students who are about to venture out into the world on their own because with this book they will hopefully start paying attention to different factors of their lives and seizing opportunities that they may have otherwise passed up. Malcolm Gladwell talks about the 10,000 Hour Rule and also how I.Q. does not amount to much without creativity. He also speaks of how chance opportunity comes into play and that the distant background of a person still reflects how they handle situations in their present day life. Gladwell’s Outliers successfully informs the reader about the different components that add up to success with probable theories and credible studies to make for an interesting and motivational read.
In Chapter 8 and 9 of Outliers: The Story of Success, Gladwell exams some of the ways that Asian and American students learn math, arguing that some of the principles in the US education system should be reconsidered. I generally agree with Gladwell’s point of view. I believe in two ways, students ' principal spirit and the length of students’ studying, the US education system leaves much to be desired, though an overhaul is in progress.
As Miller and Wilson revealed, athleticism is not always analogous with success. Willy regarded Biff highly because he observed Biff’s presence and athleticism, and he believed these qualities would result in immediate success. Today many parents associate sports with success and therefore pressure their children to excel in sports. In today’s society it is very rare that fears of discrimination would cause children to not pursue a lucrative career in sports. Both Miller and Wilson knew the impact of sports on family dynamics, and how sports have evolved from a leisure time activity to a full-time commitment. Clearly, many of the qualitative aspects of sports--competition, teamwork and physical dexterity can contribute to being a success in almost any career.
In addition, human resource management has to be business savvy and think of themselves as strategic partners in the 21st century. Multi-generational workforce.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Organizations’ other resources can be hired, retained and discarded at any time but human resources needs special treatment. It needs to be carefully hired, deserve an extra effort to retain it and requires training & development to upgrade and improve its capabilities. Other resources depreciate with the passage of time but when the human resource gains more and more experience, it becomes more beneficial for the organizations. These characteristics have brought human resources to be the central element for the success of an organization. (Mohammed, Bhatti, Jariko, and Zehri, 2013, pg. 129, para. 2)
After reading Hallway Hangers, a sense of the complex relationship between poverty and education is gained: it a dualistic one. In some views, education is a means out of poverty, yet those who grow up poor often have different opportunities, hopes, and experiences in their school years. During my time thus far at Colgate, I have participated and watched many sporting events on campus, and found that local families attend and cheer with as much enthusiasm as the students. Similarly, on National Athletes appreciation Day last year the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) ran a program at both the elementary and high schools in Hamilton, providing question and answer periods for the students and giving them skills clinics. The tremendous respect that I felt that the students gave me was overwhelming, not because I was just an athlete, but because I attended Colgate University. While observing the sporting events and the community outreach programs I realized then that Colgate is a virtual mecca for this area. So a double standard is evident: the presence of a relatively prestigious college is no doubt an inspiration to local students; but the reality of the matter is - how many of these youths could, and would, achieve a college diploma?
The main purpose of Human Resource management is to develop both the individuals and the organization. This means Human Resource is not only responsible for finding and maturing talents of workers, but also putting programs in effect that will enhance communication between other workers.