This article -- written by Wayne Hanson and Bob Graves -- was originally published in Government Technology's Visions Magazine in December 1998 Jaime Escalante was born in Bolivia, became a teacher in ...

As a child, the only standard my mom held me to was that of doing my best. She never compared my efforts to anyone else’s or asked if I’d made an A. She asked, “Did you do your best?” I was simply ...

In April, United Airlines pledged to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030 with the intention of no less than half of these new students being women or people of color. With this announcement came pushback, ...

Eleven men on a team at one time. Eleven men who supposedly have a commitment to excellence, according to the Al Davis motto for the Oakland Raiders. This motto stirs thinking. A player can not have a ...

The following excerpt is from Jeffrey Hayzlett’s book The Hero Factor: How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | ...

I felt a bit let down, even betrayed, by the closing of his speech. Highlighting operational excellence instead of presenting a compelling vision appears to be every leader’s preferred fallback ...

“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.” – Booker T. Washington What really is excellence? How do we as a society define excellence? Merriam Webster online dictionary defines ...

What kind of culture do you want for your research environment? Do you want to facilitate a culture of fear and intimidation? Growth and support? Hard work and merit? Competition or collaboration and ...