THE RARE FIND Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else

Using storytelling, well-researched reporting, and analysis, Pulitzer Prize-winning financial and business writer Anders attempts to explain how to recognize exceptional talent. Robert Fass’s straightforward, somewhat nasal reading is matter-of-fact and businesslike. The content, as well as the narration, is quite bland—the entire experience is akin to a business textbook. Fass does little to distinguish tone or pace within any of the three major themes: Don’t ignore the person whose background teeters between success and failure, look for the obscure talented individual with skills “that whisper,” be cautious with brash talent that shouts at you. Some interesting business examples do not sufficiently compensate for an overall mediocre experience. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2012]