Courage

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How to Exercise Courage - Leading in Your Twenties Series

Dave Anderson

May 24
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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Courage - How Companies Should Develop Leaders in Their 20s

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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How Courage Ensures Your Success in Your 20’s

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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What Does Courage Look Like in Your 20’s?

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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We Can’t Have Character without Having Courage

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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Our Society Needs More Courageous Leaders

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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A Leader of Courage Builds a Team of Courage

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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Courage – You have to DO what you want to BE

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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Managers Manage Processes – Leaders Develop Leaders

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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A Leader Who Punishes Mistakes Kills Innovation And Morale

Dave Anderson

Jun 16, 2020
3 min

A Leader Who Punishes Mistakes Kills Innovation And Morale

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

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A Team Who “Owns it” Must Be Allowed To Make Decisions

Dave Anderson

Jun 9, 2020
3 min

A Team Who “Owns it” Must Be Allowed To Make Decisions

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

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Two Way Communication Requires Courage from the Team and the Leader

Dave Anderson

Jun 2, 2020
3 min

Two Way Communication Requires Courage from the Team and the Leader

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

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The Courage Needed To Talk Politics And Still Be Civil

Dave Anderson

Dec 3, 2019
3 min

The Courage Needed To Talk Politics And Still Be Civil

Fear and arrogance are the ingredients for ignorance and intolerance. I’m about to touch on a topic I usually avoid—politics. Perhaps...

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Dave Anderson

Nov 26, 2019
3 min

The Courage to Choose Conflict

Nobody gets good at something by avoiding it. “I just don’t do conflict well.” I hear this phrase often. While it is a true statement,...

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Dave Anderson

Nov 19, 2019
2 min

She Lost Her Job But Kept Her Integrity

Without the Courage to take action, character is just an academic discussion. She became a Whistleblower after we talked. I was floored....

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