July 2012
Rae Ann S. Johnson |
07/27/2012 |
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Sally Ride never intended to shatter the glass ceiling, but she certainly "shattered the space ceiling" and became a true inspiration to legions of young girls, like myself. But her leadership legacy extends far beyond inspiring female youth.
By all accounts, Sally Ride was a leader. Yes, she was the first female American astronaut, but she was also the youngest (at 32), a star tennis player, a standout physicist and engineer, a leading graduate...
Cliff Waldman |
07/26/2012 |
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U.S. policymakers talk quite a bit these days about strengthening innovation as a crucial ingredient for a globally competitive manufacturing sector and a better day for the broad economy. But unless our kids stop falling behind in science and math relative to the young populations of other industrialized (and many developing) nations and unless we develop a strong science and engineering workforce, then all of the talk about an aggressive...
Stephen V. Gold |
07/25/2012 |
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A classic scene from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has Butch facing off with Harvey, a renegade gang member, in a knife fight. Butch hesitates at the start, saying he wants to get the rules straightened out. "Rules?" Harvey replies. "In a knife fight? No rules!"
The recent Shell Oil hoax suggests that businesses, including manufacturers, are now in a knife fight with antagonistic NGOs. For those who haven't read about it, an...