Courage: Rebuilding after a Police Department Faces Trauma
Our department was suffering, and no one was talking about it. - Guest Blogger Police Chief Stan Standridge With 26 years in policing and...
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Dave Anderson
- Jan 24
- 5 min
Two Army Colonels Battle Alzheimer’s - Courage Beyond the Battlefield
My dad, a 31-year soldier, is living the Army values every hard day. - Guest Blogger Colonel (Retired) Bob McAleer In 1995, General...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Why Do Some Executives Do Courage Well and Others Don’t
You have to DO what you want to BE. In history, we can look back at executive level leaders who exercised Courage in the face of...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Courage it Takes to be a Middle Manager
The common denominator was Courage…or the lack of Courage. Middle Manager literally means you are caught in the middle. You need an...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
Every New Leader Faces this Courage Test
The first time I faced this test, I failed miserably. How do you lead people who used to be your peers? New leaders in large...
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Dave Anderson
- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
Courage: Nobody Hired You to be Passive
Your choice is The Active Path or The Passive Path You just got this job. You’re in unfamiliar territory and do not know who or where to...
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Dave Anderson
- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
How to Exercise Courage - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Fear prevents good people from stepping forward and doing the right thing. When have you chickened out? We have all failed to exercise...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min
Courage - How Companies Should Develop Leaders in Their 20s
Our role is to prepare the next generation of leaders to do better than we did. “OK! Now go lead those people who used to be your...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 16, 2021
- 3 min
How Courage Ensures Your Success in Your 20’s
MBA’s are degrees in business administration, not business leadership. When you are in your twenties, everyone tells you to get good...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
What Does Courage Look Like in Your 20’s?
Don’t wait for someone to tell you to lead. Lead where you are. When you are 25 and in your first job after finishing school, it may...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
Why Do You Need Courage in Your 20’s?
Definition: Courage – Acting despite perceived or actual risk. You are in your twenties, working hard and trying to make a name for...
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Dave Anderson
- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
Courage – What if Everyone Had It?
Fear is inevitable. Courage is a choice. What if leaders at every level exercised Courage? A CEO or a Police Chief who exercised Courage....
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Dave Anderson
- May 25, 2021
- 2 min
How Do We Coach Courage?
“Do the thing you are afraid to do, and the death of fear is certain.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “I’m just not very good at confrontation,...
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Dave Anderson
- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
Courage – Leaders Go First
Someone has to go first. Why not us? The silence told me the team was scared. I asked the question and nobody said a word. I was working...
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Dave Anderson
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
We Can’t Have Character without Having Courage
Courage Defined: Acting despite perceived or actual risk. Some people run towards danger. Some people speak up. Some people step...
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Dave Anderson
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Our Society Needs More Courageous Leaders
If we start sowing Courage into the other people instead of perpetuating the fear that is dominating our society, we can change things....
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Dave Anderson
- Dec 8, 2020
- 3 min
A Leader of Courage Builds a Team of Courage
To have Integrity, you can’t just talk about Integrity - you must have the Courage to exercise Integrity when your convictions are put to...
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Dave Anderson
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
A Leader’s Courage is Contagious
The role of a leader is not to stay silent and comfortable. My silence was a character flaw driven by fear. “I can always count on him...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Courage – You have to DO what you want to BE
Courage Defined: Acting despite perceived or actual risk. It’s frustrating when people have allowed me to make poor decisions without...
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Dave Anderson
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
Managers Manage Processes – Leaders Develop Leaders
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...
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