Rich Karlgaard discusses what research studies tell us about how maturity relates to specific skills and abilities. According to Karlgaard, as humans, we reach different types of cognitive abilities at different ages, such as the development of true leadership skills in our middle years and improved intuitive skills in our later years.
Author & Publisher at Forbes Magazine
Rich Karlgaard, author of Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement, is the publisher of Forbes magazine and is based in Silicon Valley. He is a lecturer, pilot, and the author of four acclaimed previous books. A self-proclaimed late bloomer, he had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke), and after graduating, until age 26, worked as a dishwasher, night watchman, and typing temp before finally finding the intersection of his talents and drive that ultimately led him to his current career trajectory.
