It is more important for a leader to demonstrate Humility and get their hands dirty than it is to demonstrate their rank. Digging foxhole...

Just because it is the way you learned it then, does not mean it is the right way today. Recently, I heard a 15 year, law enforcement vet...

Thirty-six years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. We were the Class of 1988.  In our first week...

If we are not our developing future leaders, we are not leading. Leaders - who are you? To answer this question, we must look at where w...

“When a leader punishes mistakes, the good people leave and the only people left behind are the complacent or apathetic ones.” “Is it oka...

When the process becomes more important than making progress, results-oriented people lose “buy in.” “Do what is right for your territory...

Courage – Acting despite perceived or actual risk. The silence was deafening. One of the worst feelings for a leader is to ask for feedb...

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 pers...

I am aware that others are facing larger challenges than I am during this COVID-19 pandemic.  This makes me ask myself, “Why am I so upse...

Life has a way of humbling you. These moments often come when you are at your highest. Then, it is as if someone swept your legs from und...

Where does our Duty lie? COVID-19 created new dynamics which many of us have struggled to grasp. We face health, economic and personal fi...

Staying positive during a pandemic is not easy—especially when none of us have experienced such circumstances before. How we face—and he...

A cheerful and grateful leader—a leader who does not dwell on what they don’t have—will inspire a team and a family to overcome disappoin...

If a leader can’t overcome disappointment, that is a bad omen for things to come. “How are you going to react if you don’t get this job?”...

Become a person who never quits, grows in the face of challenges and inspires others to do the same. I got a text at the end of the summe...

Positivity – Displaying a positive or “can-do” attitude in all circumstances. At dinner, not long ago, I met a guy named Valentin. He is ...

Developing more leaders is the leader’s job – it is the leader’s duty. It took me almost two years to get a face-to-face with Jim. He was...

We owe it to the people we are called to lead to make our teams the absolute best place to work—no matter what the rest of the organizati...

Leaders lead. They don’t sit back and wait for someone to tell them it’s okay to lead. “Tell me about a time you were a leader among your...

Duty – Taking action based on our assigned tasks and moral obligations. “New Cadet Anderson! Why would you leave your squad mate hanging?...