At a presentation from the Maley "Spirit of Excellence" Breakfast in Columbus, OH, March 2013, the author shares comments about craftsmanship and leadership as they relate to technology and engineering education. Students need more experience getting their hands dirty troubleshooting, researching and developing, inventing and innovating, and experimenting in engineering design. The challenge is to believe that craftsmanship and leadership do not occur by accident, but rather because of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution.