
Duty Defined: Taking action based on both our assigned tasks and moral obligations. Moms know what Duty means. When I write about all the Six Habits of Character,...

Duty Defined: Taking action based on both our assigned tasks and moral obligations. Moms know what Duty means. When I write about all the Six Habits of Character,...

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 viruses,...

The first step in building trust on a team is for a leader to actually trust their team. Teams live or die based on trust. I am often...

We cannot consider ourselves selfless if we prioritize the tasks on our “to do” list before the people we are called to lead. I remember two bosses of...

Selflessness Defined: Putting the needs of others before my own needs, desires or convenience. Time. That is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give to anybody. In...

Our outrage has no meaning and no power if we are not holding ourselves to a higher standard than the people we claim to be outraged by. Maybe...

Situational Integrity is not Integrity. We had the word Integrity on the walls in all our meeting rooms. It was one of our team values. We even spent...

Failing to follow-through tells the other person that our commitment was not a priority. “I ran out of time.” is a common excuse. I have said this to...

Integrity Defined: Doing what is good, right, and proper, even at personal cost. Small tests of our Integrity matter. They matter because when we fail them, we take...

Pride divides while Humility unites. “Yes, but….” When someone starts with that phrase, it is not a signal that they understand what we just said. It is actually...

An arrogant leader who is unwilling to listen may be leading a compliant group, but they will not be leading a committed team. Police Chiefs do this with...

Too truly be wise, we must understand more than one perspective. You can be confident without being arrogant. The problem is many of us are not sure how...

Humility Defined: Believing and acting like “It’s not about me.” Arrogance is the opposite of Humility. We see it play out in the media with politicians, pundits and...

If we start sowing Courage into the other people instead of perpetuating the fear that is dominating our society, we can change things. It only takes one. One...

To have Integrity, you can’t just talk about Integrity – you must have the Courage to exercise Integrity when your convictions are put to the test. It never...
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