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VLOG - The Moments We All Get to Exercise Courage
Physical Courage in the military and first responders seems like an obvious need. But we all have opportunites and the need to exercise...
Dave Anderson
Jul 23, 20241 min read
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Wise Leaders Say “No” to Themselves
Everything inside of me wanted to defend myself. Saying “No” is easiest when we say it to someone else. We stop and think through their...
Dave Anderson
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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VLOG - Why Most Leadership Training Fails
Something is missing in leadership training. We keep training on similar topics yet the evidence of change is missing. Maybe we should...
Dave Anderson
Jul 9, 20241 min read
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West Point's 4th of July Prayer for Leaders
Forty years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. We were the Class of 1988. In our first week, we...
Dave Anderson
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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VLOG - Positivity and Eeyore the Organizational Terrorist
We all have seen Eeyore, the Organizational Terrorist, bring down the attitudes of everyone around them. In fact, we can all fall into...
Dave Anderson
Jun 25, 20241 min read
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VLOG - A Challenge to Introverts
If you are an Introvert, this 91 second video is for you. What is an introvert's moral obligation when they are uncomfortable -...
Dave Anderson
Jun 18, 20241 min read
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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...
Dave Anderson
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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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...
Dave Anderson
Jun 4, 20241 min read
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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...
Dave Anderson
May 27, 20244 min read
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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...
Dave Anderson
May 21, 20241 min read
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VLOG - This Week’s Character Clip May 14, 2024
Most leaders talk too much! But what is the underlying issue behind talking too much? My dad, The General, had a simple message to me...
Dave Anderson
May 14, 20241 min read
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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...
Dave Anderson
May 7, 20243 min read
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VLOG - This Week’s Character Clip April 16, 2024
How do you get the Courage to have that hard conversation? It's not by studying books on conflict. It is something much more practical...
Dave Anderson
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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To Win You Have to Risk Losing
If you live by the law of averages, that’s what you will be - average. A fourth quarter comeback won’t happen if a team looks at the...
Dave Anderson
Apr 23, 20242 min read
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VLOG - This Week’s Character Clip April 16, 2024
We all want character. But you’re not born with character. You develop character. So what do you have to do to get it? Here are my...
Dave Anderson
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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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...
Dave Anderson
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Quit Procrastinating! Just Do It!
Procrastination is a selfish act that turns us into stressed out and unreliable people at work and at home. I didn’t want to write this...
Dave Anderson
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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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...
Dave Anderson
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Are You Bigger Than Your Performance?
If you use grades, sales numbers, winning cases, closing deals or promotions as your measuring stick for yourself, you will be...
Dave Anderson
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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The Hypocrites in Leadership
The self righteous exteriors of hypocrites covers the decay that is occurring from within. My wife hears me talking to the TV when the...
Dave Anderson
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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