Two notable entertainments at The New Yorker: First, from this week’s Talk of the Town,’ Herb Allen’s Brooklyn Tobacco Party, a recounting of a citizens’ group trying to fight society’s anti-smoking trends, is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read in a magazine.On a more serious note, an article in last week’s issue called The Talent Myth debunks the belief of American businesses that star employees should be prioritized at all costs and how Enron was a notable practitioner of this fallacy. More than another instance of bashing everyone’s favorite corporate kicking boys, author Malcolm Gladwell takes a closer look at what motivates groups of people within business organizations, and offers the alternative of emphasizing soundly-realized operational frameworks.
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