ON TRACK, an acronym which stands for "Organizing, Nurturing, Team building, Respecting, Achieving, Counseling and Knowing," was designed to help the progress of 20,000 third graders who were at-risk of failing their education.
Bel is based on BBC's legendary head of News and Current Affairs, Grace Wyndham Goldie, who was not only responsible for such groundbreaking shows as Panorama, Tonight and That Was the Week That Was, but for also nurturing a team of producers and presenters known as 'Goldie Boys' – the likes of Alasdair Milne, Huw Wheldon, Robin Day, David Frost and Richard Dimbleby.
Oklahoma State Coach Eddie Sutton, meanwhile, had to nurture a team with seven transfers into a cohesive unit.
Brazil does not have to qualify for its own tournament, and so has three years to nurture a team to reclaim, on home soil, its mantle as the world's most beautiful and successful soccer nation.
A dynamic, passionate teacher who volunteered much of her time, she nurtured a team that since 2000 has won more middle school championships than any other in the country.
Trying to detect what could be a great product or even the Next Big Thing, nurturing great teams of engineers, designers or marketers, is an enthralling occupation, which, in addition, is both intellectually stimulating and financially rewarding.
I probably spent too much time in the beginning being focused on the endgame but not recognizing that, to win the match, you really need to take the time to nurture your team, energize your team and understand what motivates your team.
What role should schools play in nurturing these team-oriented qualities in their students?
Time pressures related to grant applications and project-specific time-lines were also highlighted as problematic, including lack of time to take account for public members' illness and/or work commitments, the lack of realistic timeframes for reviews and, not least, the lack of time needed to develop and nurture research team relationships.
The farm also nurtured children, teaming up with local public schools to teach about the life cycle of plants, nutrition, and sustainability, all a few hundred feet from the lapping waters of the Erie Basin.
"In the long run Microsoft will do as well in the game market as the people they hook up with," says Shelley, "The key for Microsoft is to find and nurture those teams.
