Sublime

Calvert readjusted his will so that Wordsworth would get £900 on the event of his death. Calvert serves as the patron saint of a rare sort of social type: the person who can see a gift in others, push that person toward their vocation, and provide practical assistance to make it happen.

It is an important element in why these great coaches succeeded. Employees can thrive in an environment where they know exactly what is expected of them—even when those expectations are very high. When it comes to telling people what you expect from them, don’t be subtle, don’t be coy, don’t be vague. What is your version of, “Gentlemen, this is a

August 4, 2004.  Nine days later. I was back in Europe with Inter. I got a call from home.   They told me my father had died. Heart attack. 

I don’t really want to talk about it, but I will tell you that after that day, my love for football was never the same. He loved the game, so I loved the game. It was that simple. It was my dest

ROBERT F. SMITH Founder and CEO, Vista Equity Partners; Philanthropist

If you inherently trust others and believe they want to do their best and get better, you can become a great leader—as long as you hire talented self-starters.

The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn’t say is what it is I have found. Over the last twenty-one years I have found loyalty: You have pulled for me on the court, and also in life. I have found inspiration: You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments. And I have found generosity: You have given me you

But I had the feeling that all the while I was swimming upstream. My coach—who became a dear friend for life afterward—never once complimented me on my game and, I believe, never really saw all the positive things that I was doing on the court. He was brought up in the old school. When he saw me leave my feet on defense, he believed I had overcommi