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The Mentors Issue

Director Robert Altman (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images for the Sarasota Film Festival).
Dec 2

Matthew Modine: Robert Altman’s Understated Direction

Matthew Modine recounts how director Robert Altman placed his trust in young actors
By Matthew Modine
Guy Spier paid $650,100 to have lunch with Warren Buffett. (Photo: Courtesy Guy Spier)
Dec 2

My Lunch With Warren Buffett Changed My Life

He made me think more consciously than ever about my own values and priorities—and the importance of striving to be true to them. Given his brainpower, I had no chance of beating Warren Buffett at being Warren Buffett. But I could, at least, do a better job of being myself.
By Guy Spier
Dec 2

Warren Bennis Led By Example

Warren Bennis was one of the great pioneers in the field of leadership.
By Bill George
Buckminster Fuller
Dec 2

Norman Foster: My Mentor Buckminster Fuller Was Built to Last

By Sir Norman Foster
Kathy Griffin and Sheryl Crow attend the 2014 CNN Heroes awards (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for CNN).
Dec 2

Kathy Griffin: A Standing O for Sheryl Crow

By Kathy Griffin
Gulf War commander, US four star general Norman Schwarzkopf (L), who commanded the international coalition which ousted Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm, and US President George Bush face media 23 April 1991 in the White House, Washington, D.C., before a private luncheon. (Photo credit should read J. DAVID AKE/AFP/Getty Images)
Dec 2

What Norman Schwarzkopf Taught Me From War

By Gus Lee
Neil deGrasse Tyson (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)
Dec 2

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Carl Sagan Altered My Trajectory

By Larry Getlen
Dec 2

How We Are Made: A Poem for Philip Levine

By Ada Limón
Dec 2

A Comic Tribute to Jules Feiffer

By Peter Kuper
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Paul Volcker, chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, participates in a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee was hearing testimony on prohibiting high risk investment activities by banks and holding Companies. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Paul Volcker
Dec 2

Paul Volcker: Robert Roosa Was On the Money

By David Wallis
Dec 2

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: My Grandmother Taught Me Politics

By Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Mentor Henry Mcgee was a major influence in Mr. Whitaker's personal and professional life. (Photo: Andy Kropa/Getty Images)
Dec 2

Mark Whitaker: Henry McGee Guided Me Through New York’s Media World

By Mark Whitaker
(L-R) Chuck Todd of NBC News and Chris Cillizza of WashingtonPost.com chat with the late Tim Russert during a taping of Meet the Press (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press).
Dec 2

Chuck Todd Salutes His Many Mentors

By Chuck Todd
Dec 2

Eric Ripert: An Homage to Gilbert LeCoze

By Eric Ripert

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