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