Malcolm Gladwell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Malcolm Gladwell
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Sep 3, 1963(1963-09-03)
Age	61
Birthplace	Fareham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

Malcolm Gladwell Biography

Malcolm Gladwell is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 3, 1963 in Fareham, England, United Kingdom. The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers are all bestsellers by this best-selling author. He was also a staff writer at The Washington Post, and The New Yorker.

He was a guest on He appeared on Stephen Colbert‘s humorous political show, The Colbert Report.’s funny political show, The Colbert Report.

Gladwell’s father noted Malcolm was an unusually single-minded and ambitious boy. When Malcolm was 11, his father, who was a professor of mathematics and engineering at the University of Waterloo, allowed him to wander around the offices at his university, which stoked the boy’s interest in reading and libraries. In the spring of 1982, Gladwell interned with the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Toronto, Trinity College, Toronto, in 1984.

Gladwell’s grades were not high enough for graduate school (as Gladwell puts it, “college was not an . . . intellectually fruitful time for me”), so he decided to pursue advertising as a career. After being rejected by every advertising agency he applied to, he accepted a journalism position at The American Spectator and moved to Indiana. He subsequently wrote for Insight on the News, a conservative magazine owned by Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church. In 1987, Gladwell began covering business and science for The Washington Post, where he worked until 1996. In a personal elucidation of the 10,000-hour rule he popularized in Outliers, Gladwell notes, “I was a basket case at the beginning, and I felt like an expert at the end. It took 10 years—exactly that long.”

Joyce Gladwell, his psychotherapist mother was born in Jamaica. Graham was his father and a British mathematician.

Malcolm Gladwell Net Worth

Malcolm Gladwell is one of the richest Novelist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Malcolm Gladwell 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1984, he graduated from Trinity College at the University of Toronto with a history degree. He had a poor academic record and decided to go straight into advertising instead. After being rejected by several advertising agencies, he was offered a job as a journalist at The American Spectator.

All four of his books were on The New York Times Bestsellers List.

Malcolm Timothy Gladwell CM (born September 3, 1963) is a Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He has published six books: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (2000); Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005); Outliers: The Story of Success (2008); What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009), a collection of his journalism; David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (2013); and Talking To Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know (2019). His first five books were on The New York Times Best Seller list. His sixth book, Talking to Strangers, was released in September 2019. He is also the host of the podcast Revisionist History and co-founder of the podcast company Pushkin Industries.

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In a July 2002 article in The New Yorker, Gladwell introduced the concept of “The Talent Myth” that companies and organizations, supposedly, incorrectly follow. This work examines different managerial and administrative techniques that companies, both winners and losers, have used. He states that the misconception seems to be that management and executives are all too ready to classify employees without ample performance records and thus make hasty decisions. Many companies believe in disproportionately rewarding “stars” over other employees with bonuses and promotions. However, with the quick rise of inexperienced workers with little in-depth performance review, promotions are often incorrectly made, putting employees into positions they should not have and keeping other, more experienced employees from rising. He also points out that under this system, narcissistic personality types are more likely to climb the ladder, since they are more likely to take more credit for achievements and take less blame for failure. He states both that narcissists make the worst managers and that the system of rewarding “stars” eventually worsens a company’s position. Gladwell states that the most successful long- term companies are those who reward experience above all else and require greater time for promotions.

Facts & Trivia

Malcolm Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Malcolm Gladwell celebrates birthday on September 3 of every year.

The Tipping Point was named as one of the best books of the decade by Amazon.com customers, The A.V. Club, The Guardian, and The Times. It was also Barnes & Noble’s fifth bestselling nonfiction book of the decade. Blink was named to Fast Company’s list of the best business books of 2005. It was also number 5 on Amazon customers’ favorite books of 2005, named to The Christian Science Monitor’s best nonfiction books of 2005, and in the top 50 of Amazon customers’ favorite books of the decade. Outliers was a number 1 New York Times bestseller for 11 straight weeks and was Time’s number 10 nonfiction book of 2008 as well as named to the San Francisco Chronicle’s list of the 50 best nonfiction books of 2008.

Top Facts about Malcolm Gladwell

1. Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist and science writer.
2. He was born on September 3, 1963, in Fareham, Hampshire, England.
3. Gladwell has written several best-selling books exploring social psychology and human behavior.
4. His most famous book is “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.”
5. Gladwell’s writing style combines storytelling with academic research and analysis.
6. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996.
7. Gladwell’s podcast “Revisionist History” delves into overlooked or misunderstood historical events.
8. He often challenges conventional wisdom and offers unique perspectives on various topics.
9. Gladwell has received numerous awards for his contributions to journalism and literature.
10. His work has had a significant impact on popular culture and public discourse.
11. Note: Please keep in mind that the information provided above may not be exhaustive or up-to-date as it is based on available sources at the time of writing.

What is Malcolm Gladwell best known for?

English-born Canadian journalist, author, and speaker Malcolm Timothy Gladwell is known for his articles and books that identify, approach and explain the unexpected implications of social science research. In addition to his writing work, he is the podcast host of Revisionist History.

What is the purpose of The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell?

Gladwell defines a tipping point as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.” The book seeks to explain and describe the “mysterious” sociological changes that mark everyday life.

What are Malcolm Gladwell's books about?

Gladwell’s seminal debut shows us how specific personality types can influence social mores by sharing knowledge, building social networks, and persuading the public. Gladwell’s second book explores the concept of thin- slicing: our ability to use narrow windows of experience to arrive at broader conclusions.

What is the best Malcolm Gladwell book to start with?

The Tipping Point book is where the party got started. Gladwell took off with a blast by publishing this one. This is the book that you’ll want to read if you are trying to find the sweet spot to make your idea spread like wildfire.

What is the message of Blink?

Blink Summary. 1-Sentence-Summary: Blink explains what happens when you listen to your gut feeling, why these snap judgments are often much more efficient than conscious deliberating, and how to avoid your intuition leading you to wrong assumptions.