This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Michael Dell, fully Michael Saul Dell
Visionaries have the unique ability to dream of what's possible and then make it a reality. We are excited to watch these visionaries use technology to help students develop skills in collaboration, critical thinking and teamwork that they'll need to compete in the global economy.
Ability | Critical thinking | Global | Need | Technology | Thinking | Unique | Critical Thinking |
Michael Jordan, fully Michael Jeffrey Jordon, aka MJ, Air Jordan and His Airness
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Michael Jordan, fully Michael Jeffrey Jordon, aka MJ, Air Jordan and His Airness
There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
Care | Good | Individual | Plenty | Sacrifice | Talent | Think |
Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.
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Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.