Announcer Al Michaels has exuded Excellence calling games and events for decades in now he has been recognized with the 2021 Ford C. Frick Award winner, which was announced on MLB Network on Dec. 9, 2020. The award is voted on by a panel of 12 living Frick Award recipients and three broadcast historians/columnists. He […]

Looks like the old adage “Sweet 16” has new meaning according to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. In a recent far-reaching interview for Time’s newsletter, he said at about age 16 is when we should start measuring Excellence. –By Brian Hurlburt, Host, Magnifying Excellence Podcast. “The question was, what’s the lowest age at which we […]

Excellence is all around us and during the Covid-19 pandemic, people are giving of themselves to make a positive difference. Such is the case with Nevada Army Guard Lt. Col. Brett Compston of the Nevada National Guard who was one of only six nationwide to be honored for Excellence. –By Brian Hurlburt, Host, Magnifying Excellence […]

What exactly is the “Mundanity of Excellence”? While our Magnifying Excellence Podcast and this website reveals the definitions of Excellence from many of the world’s best and others, a published research paper from more than 30 years ago revealed how Excellence is achieved by doing the little things more effectively and differently. –By Brian Hurlburt, […]