From Chapter 13 “Efficiency” in Ingredients of Outliers. How Sweet it Is The concept of “efficiency” certainly isn’t new. There’s another giant company where efficiency is a primary goal, a company that’s been around quite a bit longer than Amazon. In fact, the seeds that grew to become Mars, Incorporated were planted in the late nineteenth century in the kitchen of a home in Hancock, Minnesota. It was there that Alva Mars began teaching her young son, Franklin, how to hand-dip candy. Franklin, who became better known as Frank, proved to be a good student and, in 1902, when he was … [Read more...]
Teen Outlier, Bringing Power and Clean Water through New Invention
What were you doing when you were 17? For many of us, this was a time of both disorientation and discovery, if spending way too much time updating the newest selife on social media, or heading to the nearest party. As for Cynthia Sin Nga Lam, this was a time to innovate the unexpected. This teen took full advantage of the period of cognitive growth by thinking abstractly to solve a problem. Lam was looking for away to help the millions of people lacking access to clean water and electricity. The Australian high school teen developed a device that purifies wastewater and creates power at … [Read more...]
Women Outliers who Challenge Equality Gaps in the Workplace
There is no doubt that women’s equality has made positive strides since the beginning of the Women’s Rights Movement in the 1920’s. However, certain issues like income inequality remain ensconced in the workplace, and further exist amongst women of different ethnicities. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Annual Report in 2012, a Caucasian male made about $169 more per week then a female counterpart doing the same job. Caucasian women on average made roughly $110 more than African American women in the same position and $190 more than a woman of Hispanic descent. … [Read more...]
Beyoncé and Other Powerful Women to Keep an Eye on in 2014
Every year people wait in anticipation for Time Magazine to release their Time 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Forbes also has a similar list titled The World’s Most Powerful People, however Forbes goes even further to break their list down to the 100 Most Powerful Women. Many inspirational and powerful women are honored on these lists. With the upcoming release of Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers, the Outlier Team is hopping on the bandwagon to celebrate some of these successful women! The woman who caught our eye first to recognize, Angela … [Read more...]
You Have to Take Risks to Make Strides
The 7th ingredient of an outlier is the ability to take risks to achieve success. Here is a short excerpt from our new book “Ingredients of Outliers”: “ Entrepreneurism is simply taking something you’re passionate about and turning it into capital so you can do more of it. Passion without monetization is called a hobby. Pardon the vernacular, but if you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to get your ass out of the chair and roll up your sleeves. Personally, I can’t really think of anything worth achieving that’s not high risk. It may not be life threatening, and you may not lose a lot … [Read more...]