Bill is a great teacher. His principal says so. So do his current and former students. So do other teachers. If you want to become a great leader, you can learn a lot from Bill and his life. Bill’s been a teacher forty years, since he was 22. I asked him how long it took before he was good. He said that it took him  »  Read More

Art Jones was the best boss I’ve ever seen up close. I was with him one afternoon when a much younger and newer boss asked him what he had to do to get as good as Art. There was a long pause. “Get a little better every day,” Art told him, “keep at it for a long time.” The younger man looked  »  Read More

Dan’s a mechanic most of the time, but right then he was an entertainer. I could see him across the lawn. He was pulling a long silk scarf from the ear of one little girl, to the astonishment of the children who were gathered around  A few years ago, Dan hurt his hand pretty badly in an accident at work. Part of  »  Read More

I still remember the first moment that I stood at the end of the diving board. The board seemed like it was at least half a mile above the water. I was eight years old and I was scared. “Don’t stand there all day!” The coach was yelling at me, telling me that there were others waiting to dive. I started  »  Read More