Ready — Daniel H. Burnham established an architectural design firm that was responsible for several well-known buildings in the USA, for example, Marshal Field’s (Chicago, IL), Ellicott Square (Buffalo, NY), Pennsylvania Station (Pittsburg, PA), and Union Station in Washington, D.C.). His design for the city of Chicago, known as the Burnham Plan, is still evident today in the nature preserves that protect the environment from the growing population and expansion of the city.
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Ready — Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most popular presidents of the United States. His accomplishments are numerous—author, hunter, rancher, conservationist, explorer, historian, naturalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and Medal of Honor. How did he accomplish so much?
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Ready — Robert Knegel in his book, If It Ain’t Broke? Break It!, shares, “Pardon the grammar, but if it ain’t broke today, it will be tomorrow. Today’s innovations are tomorrow’s antiques.” That’s easy for a businessman to say, but leaders of non-profits must handle the criticism which results from “breaking” old forms in order to use new ones.
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Ready — On June 12, 1987, president Ronald Reagan gave what was perhaps his most famous speech, one that changed history. Standing at the Brandenburg Gate in West Germany, he said, “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” A bold speech, it catalyzed a movement that saw the start of the demolition of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
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During World War I, Winston Churchill was appointed to head Great Britain’s Ministry of Munitions, which employed over twelve thousand workers spread out in fifty departments. The Ministry wasn’t producing enough munitions to support the war effort, but Churchill quickly turned the ministry around by developing a strategic focus. What did he actually do?
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