Pulitzer Prize

David McCullough on the Wright Brothers

May 23, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of David McCullough by Diane Tedeschi that appears in Air & Space magazine. The Pulitzer Prize winner tells the human story behind the invention of the airplane. To read the complete interview,…

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David McCullough on the Wright Brothers

June 24, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of David McCullough by Diane Tedeschi that appears in Air & Space magazine. The Pulitzer Prize winner tells the human story behind the invention of the airplane. To read the complete interview,…

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Thomas L. Friedman on “Stampeding Black Elephants”

December 4, 2014

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life, at least in mine. Tom Friedman is one of them. He is…

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Thomas L. Friedman on “Running on Empty: The Secret Service and the Political Class”

October 28, 2014

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life, at least in mine. Tom Friedman is one of them. He is…

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Thomas L. Friedman on the ISIS Crisis

September 29, 2014

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life, at least in mine. Tom Friedman is one of them. He is…

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George Anders on why great talent “isn’t hard to find if you know how [and where] to look”

October 22, 2013

As George Anders explains in the Introduction to his brilliant book, The Rare Find, he spent two and a half years conducting research to determine the answer to this question: “How and where to find great talent?” He focused on…

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Daniel Goleman: Focus on the problem, not the person

March 6, 2013

Here’s a brief article written by Daniel Goleman and featured by LinkedIn. * * * Think back to a difficult situation you had to navigate at work. Were you able to distinguish the problem from the person? If not, you’re…

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Daniel Goleman on “How to Find Your Flow”

January 27, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Daniel Goleman and featured by LinkedIn. *      *       * Where we want to be on the Yerkes-Dodson arc is the zone of optimal performance, known as “flow” in the research…

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LEADERSHIP: A Master Class

January 9, 2013

I have just learned about a new series of DVD programs, produced by More Than Sound, and hosted by Daniel Goleman. The video collection also includes a bonus interview with Peter Senge, Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Sustainability at the MIT Sloan…

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