John Sculley
Barbara, she recalled him saying, when I heard we were bringing in a woman as an officer, I’ve got to tell you, I was really upset. I had no idea what I was going to be facing. But I have to tell you, you are really smart, and you’re feminine, too. Lopez weighed his words. Clumsy though they were, the man was trying to pay her a compliment. She was being welcomed into the fold. She decided to go with it, heeding her CEO’s advice about listening and absorbing the culture rather than pouncing with a new strategy, and soon she found the approach working.
Barbara Lopez
Barbara, she recalled him saying, when I heard we were bringing in a woman as an officer, I’ve got to tell you, I was really upset. I had no idea what I was going to be facing. But I have to tell you, you are really smart, and you’re feminine, too. Lopez weighed his words. Clumsy though they were, the man was trying to pay her a compliment. She was being welcomed into the fold. She decided to go with it, heeding her CEO’s advice about listening and absorbing the culture rather than pouncing with a new strategy, and soon she found the approach working.
Jane Grote Abell
Abel did not have it easy growing up, but she also had parents that gave her a special upbringing with values she took with her in the midst of fighting and winning her family business back from the world’s largest fast-food retailer. Abel, like most of the rest of us, had her fair share of ups-and-down. Yet on the corporate front, during the battle of her life, she eventually found her voice, and in the process, the courage to stand up and claw back Donato’s from a corporate giant that was suffocating her and those who were a part of her life.
Delos (Toby) Cosgrove
Dr. Delos (Toby) Cosgrove, a world-renowned cardiac surgeon and former health care executive can teach us much about persistence when the odds are long and the resources are limited. As a dyslexic who struggled through school, to continue to expand the expertise and reputation of the Cleveland Clinic as one of the best hospitals in the world, he has many lessons on how to leverage the best you have when at times it may not be good enough.
Ehud Mendel
The first time I met Ehud Mendel, he walked out of my class within the first 20 minutes. I wasn’t alarmed, at least not at first. Students often step out to use the bathroom or grab a drink, and Mendel had left behind his things. But as the minutes slipped by, I began to wonder.
Steve McHale
McHale unleashed a barrage of questions onto anyone he encountered. It was as if a tiny lightbulb (later given a name and a diagnosis: ADHD) lit up in his brain every few seconds. He was unapologetic, hungry to learn and see others from their own worlds. He hopped from thought to thought, feeding his appetite for knowledge.
Business, Science, and Health Care
John Sculley
Barbara, she recalled him saying, when I heard we were bringing in a woman as an officer, I’ve got to tell you, I was really upset. I had no idea what I was going to be facing. But I have to tell you, you are really smart, and you’re feminine, too. Lopez weighed his words. Clumsy though they were, the man was trying to pay her a compliment. She was being welcomed into the fold. She decided to go with it, heeding her CEO’s advice about listening and absorbing the culture rather than pouncing with a new strategy, and soon she found the approach working.
Barbara Lopez
Barbara, she recalled him saying, when I heard we were bringing in a woman as an officer, I’ve got to tell you, I was really upset. I had no idea what I was going to be facing. But I have to tell you, you are really smart, and you’re feminine, too. Lopez weighed his words. Clumsy though they were, the man was trying to pay her a compliment. She was being welcomed into the fold. She decided to go with it, heeding her CEO’s advice about listening and absorbing the culture rather than pouncing with a new strategy, and soon she found the approach working.
Jane Grote Abell
Abel did not have it easy growing up, but she also had parents that gave her a special upbringing with values she took with her in the midst of fighting and winning her family business back from the world’s largest fast-food retailer. Abel, like most of the rest of us, had her fair share of ups-and-down. Yet on the corporate front, during the battle of her life, she eventually found her voice, and in the process, the courage to stand up and claw back Donato’s from a corporate giant that was suffocating her and those who were a part of her life.
Delos (Toby) Cosgrove
Dr. Delos (Toby) Cosgrove, a world-renowned cardiac surgeon and former health care executive can teach us much about persistence when the odds are long and the resources are limited. As a dyslexic who struggled through school, to continue to expand the expertise and reputation of the Cleveland Clinic as one of the best hospitals in the world, he has many lessons on how to leverage the best you have when at times it may not be good enough.
Ehud Mendel
The first time I met Ehud Mendel, he walked out of my class within the first 20 minutes. I wasn’t alarmed, at least not at first. Students often step out to use the bathroom or grab a drink, and Mendel had left behind his things. But as the minutes slipped by, I began to wonder.
Steve McHale
McHale unleashed a barrage of questions onto anyone he encountered. It was as if a tiny lightbulb (later given a name and a diagnosis: ADHD) lit up in his brain every few seconds. He was unapologetic, hungry to learn and see others from their own worlds. He hopped from thought to thought, feeding his appetite for knowledge.
