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VLOG - The Challenge of Leading a Former Peer
Leading a former peer is hard. Challenging an old friend to get better or fix a behavior takes Courage. It can also require Humility if...
Dave Anderson
6 hours ago1 min read
The Difference Between a Compliant Group and a Committed Team
If you find yourself leading a compliant group, it may be time to look in the mirror. Which do you want to lead - a compliant group or...
Dave Anderson
Aug 193 min read
VLOG - The Humilty to Say "I Suck" at Something
Admitting your weaknesses does not hurt your credibility, it strengthens it. It is the naive leader who thinks that admitting weaknesses...
Dave Anderson
Aug 121 min read
Leaders of Character Do Not Settle for What is Easy
The easy way is a cop out for leaders. I can succumb to taking the easy way. I let internal arguments be settled by what seems the...
Dave Anderson
Aug 53 min read
VLOG - What NOT to Do If You're Having a Bad Day
Everyone has a bad day. But how do we behave when we are having a bad day says something about our character. What choices we make can...
Dave Anderson
Jul 291 min read
What If We Started By Giving Others the Benefit of the Doubt
Everyone else is not stupid. People who disagree with me are not evil. When someone makes a mistake, they are not incompetent. A person...
Dave Anderson
Jul 223 min read
VLOG - Extroverts - Pride and the Humility to Shut Up
"Just shut up!" is a quote I've heard to often in my life. I am like a lot of extroverts out there. I need to exercise the Humility to...
Dave Anderson
Jul 151 min read
Emotional Decisions are Usually Poor Decisions
Your emotions will deceive you and cause you to fall short of your calling as a leader. I felt like roasting him! He was one of the...
Dave Anderson
Jul 83 min read
West Point's 4th of July Prayer for Leaders
Forty-one years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. We were the Class of 1988. In our first week,...
Dave Anderson
Jul 42 min read
VLOG - The Courage to Trust First - Even Though You Could Get Burned
Nobody trusts somebody who doesn't trust them. Yet, even though many leaders want to be trusted, they don't trust their people first....
Dave Anderson
Jul 11 min read
Leaders - What If You Are Wrong?
Believe it or not, sometimes leaders get it wrong. All leaders are wrong sometimes. Do you know why? Because they are human. We are...
Dave Anderson
Jun 243 min read
Is Being on Time Really That Hard?
Choosing to work on your chronic lateness is a good place to work on your character. Why are some people always on time and others are...
Dave Anderson
Jun 173 min read
A Leader’s Integrity - What You Allow You Condone
Standards and values test the leader’s Integrity. When I work with individual leaders and entire organizations the problem is rarely a...
Dave Anderson
Jun 102 min read
You Aren’t Who You Think You Are
You are who your actions prove you are! Who we think we are only reflects our own point of view. What I think about myself and who I...
Dave Anderson
Jun 33 min read
Memorial Day Tribute to Donnie - KIA Operation Desert Storm
My best friend, Donnie Tillar, was the one who convinced me to go to West Point. Donnie was a year older than I was. Thanks to his...
Dave Anderson
May 264 min read
Do These Two Things Before You Have That Hard Conversation
Friction sharpens the blade. Unproductive conflict is everywhere. We see it modeled in Washington DC and on our cable news shows. We...
Dave Anderson
May 203 min read
What Did You Learn from Your Last Failure?
“What did I just learn?” When you fail, you have two choices. You can wallow in that failure or you can learn from it. It is your...
Dave Anderson
May 133 min read
VLOG - How We Become Selfish, Entitled and Negative
Self! If you want to be a Leader of Character, you can't let that word blur your vision. If you do, you are in danger of falling into the...
Dave Anderson
May 61 min read
Just Admit It! You Stink at ….
When a leader never admits their faults, they are essentially saying, “I am perfect.” As a young and naive manager, I thought people...
Dave Anderson
Apr 292 min read
VLOG - Your Attitude is a Choice - Make a Different Choice
What attitudes are you choosing each day. It is truly up to you. Your circumstances don't choose your attitudes, you do. Watch the next...
Dave Anderson
Apr 221 min read
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