Sander’s Selections
Tim Sanders, New York Times best-selling a
The Business of Being Creative
In the summer of 1996, James Patterson was driving over the Hudson River, returning fro
How to Be the Nicest Guy in Hollywood
Most of us have heard Ron Howard’s laugh. Think back to just about any e
Shrinking a Big Head
by Amy Anderson
Managing Editor
Today, I’d like to take a lesson from a godfather of soul.
Making a Difference: The Horatio Alger Awards
The applause in Constitution Hall stilled as retired U.S. Army Gen
Kenneth Cole’s Bold Branding
The offices of Kenneth Cole Productions are decorated with shoes. Antique lace
Profiles in Greatness: Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was a career nurse at a time when women did not have careers and nurses did not receive training. She was a hospital reformer and a pioneer in statistical analysis in an age when such accomplishments were reserved for men. Today, her legacy of caring, innovation and perseverance reminds us to never take […]
Profiles in Greatness: Harry Truman
Harry S. Truman didn’t plan to become
preside
Profiles in Greatness: Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was a voice for women’s rights,
abolition and independen
Profiles in Greatness: Wilbur and Orville Wright
Wilbur and Orville Wright were self-taught engineers. They repaired bicycles for a living in Dayton, Ohio, while they studied what humans had long-dreamt of achieving: flight. Because they insisted on proving the naysayers wrong, they ended up revolutionizing not only how we travel, but also how we do business and relate to each other around […]
Profiles in Greatness: Benjamin Franklin
No single word can describe Benjamin Franklin. He was a publisher and author, a scientist and inventor, a civic leader, a diplomat and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Today, he is remembered for his wit, wisdom and perseverance in the face of adversity. “From a child I was fond of reading, and all […]
Your Personal Best: Jill Bolte Taylor
On December 10, 1996, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
woke up with a pounding, puls