I was recently at a presentation on talent that said (somewhat abruptly) there is no such thing as talent. I did a double take with I saw this on the agenda in that I have spent my whole working life trying to find those with talent (even if it not yet surfaced) and bringing them to the light! Perhaps I am too judgmental; but I feel I can rather quickly point my finger at young folk (after knowing them for a bit of time) and say that he/she had something and he/she doesn’t have “it” (at least at this point and at least with my perspective). Read more