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 4
- 1 min
VLOG - This Week’s Character Clip June 4, 2024
Why do we choose to be selfish at work or at home? We can all fall into this vicious cycle of selfishness if we don't pay attention. In...
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Dave Anderson
- May 27
- 4 min
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...
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Dave Anderson
- Apr 25, 2023
- 2 min
You’re in Your Twenties, Working, Married, & A Parent - What Comes First?
Your work will always be there, but those around you won’t always be. When I (Dave) asked for a person in their twenties to share a...
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Dave Anderson
- Apr 11, 2023
- 4 min
My 90 year old Vietnam Veteran Father Remembers One Pilot’s Selflessness
This is a combat memory from a “chronologically superior” Army Ranger. When you turn 90 years old, you tend to reflect on the people in...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
One Way a Leader Avoids the Us versus Them Mentality
My boss cared enough about staying connected that he set up a system to do it. Many of us have a hard time remembering names and details...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
Three Priorities for Middle Managers
When you retire, nobody will ever talk about what a huge impact your perfect admin record or a stellar Project had on their career....
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
How to Avoid being a Selfish New Leader
Morale was low and the boss was blaming them. Martin (name changed) was never wrong. He’d won a bunch of awards working in one of the...
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Dave Anderson
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
The Difference Between Selfish and Selfless Teammates
Selfish teammates ensure mediocrity for the team. She never did anything for anyone – unless there was a payoff. I am not talking about a...
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Dave Anderson
- Jun 21, 2022
- 4 min
How to Exercise Selflessness - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Selfishness or Selflessness - practice makes perfect! On our best days, most people will look in the mirror and realize they did...
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Dave Anderson
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
West Point: How a Good Follower in their 20’s Becomes a Good Leader Later
Followership is the foundation of leadership. Before West Point expects cadets to become leaders, they train them how to be good...
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Dave Anderson
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
The “Unimportant People” Could Determine If You Get Hired
“How did he treat the unimportant people you saw that day?” When I hired new salespeople, I always had them spend a day with one of our...
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Dave Anderson
- Feb 1, 2022
- 3 min
Selflessness - Avoiding the Entitlement Trap
Warning! Don’t do what I did! I was mad. I was dissatisfied. I deserved better. Or so I thought…. During a company restructuring, people...
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Dave Anderson
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
Selflessness in Your 20s – Who Will You Follow?
Selflessness Definition: Putting the needs of others before our own needs, desires or convenience. Have you ever felt like someone was...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
Selflessness - Join the Rebel Movement
Maybe it’s time for a rebellion of a different sort. “What do you need? What do you want? What do you desire? Chase after these...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
How Do We Coach Selflessness?
We need to treat everyone like they were our customers. The old saying “the customer is always right” is a lie. When I was leading sales...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 17, 2021
- 3 min
A Rookie Cop Sets the Example for His Agency and for Us
It takes Humility to take the time to stop and listen to the problems of a person who is different from us. A young white cop in Texas...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
Selfish People Don’t Get Respect or Trust
Selflessness - Putting the needs of others before our own needs, desires or convenience. Marty didn’t know it, but nobody wanted to...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Our Society Needs Selfless Leaders
What you can’t do for all, you can do for one. I am overwhelmed by the issues in our society. The news for 2020 was dominated by...
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