Listers may be interested Malcom Gladwell's two books The Outliers and Tipping Point on the above subject with the former focusing on events in society and hard word; the latter on the power individuals and the 'little things' they do shape the world. Message from the former: Hard work is critical to success, however, successful people were often lucky to be in the right place at the right time; plus you must sweat: 10,000 hours of skills development appears to be the rule of the thumb. Unless of course you are in Kenya where (in some cases) public budgets are siphoned away even before the money arrives! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; [email protected] Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.