When someone practices golf, they become a golfer. When you practice arrogance, you become arrogant. How do the arrogant people we know become arrogant? Through practice. Nobody ever...
When someone practices golf, they become a golfer. When you practice arrogance, you become arrogant. How do the arrogant people we know become arrogant? Through practice. Nobody ever...
Whatever attitude you display is contagious. Your role as a leader is to lead with Positivity. Whoever you hang out with will affect your attitude in a positive...
You are what you consistently do. How do you become a coward? Through practice. Cowardice is a habit that can grab you and hold you back from becoming...
There is a messed up understanding of what real loyalty is. That old understanding often causes people to sacrifice their Integrity out of “loyalty”. We have to change...
We saw him as a whiner, a Debbie Downer, an Eeyore. He claimed he was venting. He believed it was his right to get his thoughts and feelings...
Unless a leader discusses and reinforces the values they claim to have, that team will rarely have a culture that reflects those values. A leader who allows culture...
You never drift your way into excellence in anything in your life. A boat drifts into the reef. A car drifts into the snow bank. A balloon drifts...
Leading a former peer is hard. Challenging an old friend to get better or fix a behavior takes Courage. It can also require Humility if you used to...
Which do you want to lead – a compliant group or a committed team? I see this dynamic in the fire service, in law enforcement, in the military,...
Admitting your weaknesses does not hurt your credibility, it strengthens it. It is the naive leader who thinks that admitting weaknesses hurts their credibility. If you want to...
The easy way is a cop out for leaders. I can succumb to taking the easy way. I let internal arguments be settled by what seems the easiest....
Everyone has a bad day. But how do we behave when we are having a bad day says something about our character. What choices we make can prove...
Everyone else is not stupid. People who disagree with me are not evil. When someone makes a mistake, they are not incompetent. A person who has a different...
“Just shut up!” is a quote I’ve heard to often in my life. I am like a lot of extroverts out there. I need to exercise the Humility...
Your emotions will deceive you and cause you to fall short of your calling as a leader. I felt like roasting him! He was one of the most...
