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Dave Anderson
- Aug 27
- 3 min
Why Most Ethics Training Sucks
You can be an unethical rule follower. Who is excited about doing ethics training? Nobody. Well that might be strong. The people in...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 20
- 1 min
VLOG - Maintaining Your Standards Tests Your Integrity
Do you have standards? Do you hold to those standards? Is this an Integrity issue and how is your Integrity at stake when your...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 13
- 4 min
Scarred by Your Previous Leader
If you make the new leader continue to pay for the sins of the previous one, will things ever get better? Heads up! This is a story...
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Dave Anderson
- Jul 30
- 3 min
If You Are Inconsistent - They Won’t Follow
When we work on our consistency, we are working on our character. “Walking on eggshells.” “Not one of her people.” “Never knowing...
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Dave Anderson
- Jun 11
- 3 min
Why Do Leaders Lie on Performance Reviews?
“You can’t fire them.” “Why not?” “Because they have never had a negative performance review.” Ask any HR professional, and you will hear...
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Dave Anderson
- May 21
- 1 min
VLOG - This Week’s Character Clip May 21, 2024
Our Integrity goes beyond avoiding doing the wrong things. There is more we must do to exercise our Integrity in crucial moments of...
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Dave Anderson
- May 7
- 3 min
Your Lack of Self-Discipline - HALT
We need to stop and ask ourselves “Why am I about to choose something I know I will regret later?” People who know me are already...
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Dave Anderson
- Apr 9
- 3 min
Is Your Leadership on Solid Ground?
Those tiny cracks in the foundation are a sign something larger is about to happen. Where do you build your house? Do you build it on the...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 26
- 3 min
When Being Right is a Curse
Sometimes the right thing to do when we know we are right, is to stay quiet - if it is not an issue of Integrity. “Well I was right!” is...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 28, 2023
- 3 min
How We Drift Away from Integrity and into Hypocrisy
Few people set their sights on being a hypocrite. Most of us believe that Integrity is important and want to see ourselves and have...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 22, 2023
- 2 min
Integrity is a Hard Path for Leaders
When we choose the path of most resistance, we are choosing to be the type of leaders people at our work, our spouses, and our children...
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Dave Anderson
- Jul 18, 2023
- 3 min
West Point’s Answer To Loyalty versus Integrity
Loyalty or Integrity? We are all vulnerable to this trap. Loyalty and Integrity are two character traits I think we all desire in...
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Dave Anderson
- Apr 4, 2023
- 3 min
Eisenhower on Integrity in Business - No Integrity Means No Leadership
Integrity is doing the right thing even when it’s painful to your team or comes at personal cost. - Guest Blogger Cason Shrode, Jones...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 28, 2023
- 4 min
Leading in the U.S. Fire Service - Unwavering Integrity
“If me advocating for firefighters or the general public on a fire and an emergency services related issue costs me my beloved...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 21, 2023
- 4 min
A Police Chief’s Choice: The Statue or The People
“Serve the people first and our honorable work will always have meaning.” - Guest Blogger Police Chief (Retired) Chris Blue One of the...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 14, 2023
- 3 min
The Band of Brothers Descendants - Two LT’s Exercise Integrity During the Battle of Ramadi
“What made you evacuate the building and choose to confront the trigger man yourselves?” - Guest Blogger LTG Ron Clark, US Army It was...
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Dave Anderson
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
Executive Case Study: A Brilliant Lack of Character
Elizabeth Holmes went from billionaire to a net worth of zero in 12 months. She dropped out of Stanford. Raised millions of dollars from...
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Dave Anderson
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
Four Integrity Tests Middle Managers Face
Middle managers have more impact on the culture than the executives do. Integrity tests are part of leadership. How a middle manager...
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Dave Anderson
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
New Leaders: Your Standards will Test Your Integrity
Each time a new leader claims to have standards, an Integrity test is coming. The standards. Sometimes new leaders are too heavy handed...
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