Talent is something that’s easy to recognize retrospectively. We look back and see the great things that certain people have accomplished, and we infer from this that they must have been quite talented. Many people’s careers, however, depend on their ability to do...
In this series we’ve looked at many entrepreneurs whose hard work resulted in small victories, which then built the groundwork for greater success in the future. However, as we recount these successes we should bear in mind that failure is also a major part of the...
When we consider the visible Elements of Individuality that lead us to either respect others and take them seriously, or disregard them and their ideas, one that often goes overlooked is age, both apparent and real. In modern American society, as in most societies...
One of the greatest underappreciated advantages that most of us possess is access to the written words of others. Alphabets, printing and widespread literacy combine to let us experience times, places and sentiments other than our own and face our daily problems with...
Over the past year, we’ve explored the inspiring personal stories of twenty-five people who overcame challenging circumstances to achieve great things. As “From Adversity to Achievement” celebrates the first anniversary of its inception, this seems like a fitting time...
One of the most unfortunate effects of prejudice is that it blinds us to the potential of new discoveries that come from unexpected places. When we insist on sticking to our old ways, associating only with people whom we already know and like, and using tools that are...
We often think of our personal and professional lives as being two separate spheres, with “success” in each appearing very differently and requiring different skills. Despite their differences, however, our experiences in either sphere have major repercussions in the...
The culture of the United States is one that celebrates the common man, and so many of the artifacts associated with “Americana” are popular consumer products. America is associated in people’s minds not just with baseball and apple pie, but also Coca-Cola, Levi’s...
One of the most difficult tasks that Inclusity’s trainers face on the job is mediating the conflicts that emerge when personalities and cultures clash in the workplace. These conflicts can be aggravated by the fact that many people in the modern workplace were raised...
On April 15, 1947, Major League baseball witnessed the debut of Jackie Robinson as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson having been signed by the Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey two years earlier. Both Rickey and Robinson were endangering their...
For a long time one of the greatest obstacles to the social acceptance of computing as part of daily life was the insularity and even elitism that prevailed, and to an extent still prevails, among the gatekeepers of computer technology. While the original “tech geek”...
Many of the stories featured in this space have involved adversity in its more visible forms, such as prejudice, poverty, and even outright violence. However, there is another kind of adversity that can be just as difficult to overcome, and in fact often accompanies...