The headlines are all too common. Business, politics, law enforcement, and education all have sad stories about catastrophic failures of leadership. But these people are rarely incompetent. They...
The headlines are all too common. Business, politics, law enforcement, and education all have sad stories about catastrophic failures of leadership. But these people are rarely incompetent. They...
The idea of asking for help does not come naturally for me. I felt helpless. I was in Newark Airport in a wheelchair, and I couldn’t get anyone...
Did you just have a bad day or wake up on the wrong side of the bed? What’s your response? How does that effect your character and your...
Intentionality – Stop winging it! Periodically, I don’t like what I see in the mirror. It really stinks when you are someone who speaks publicly about character and...
Why do some people stop short of what they “ought to do”? Exercising Duty goes beyond just doing our job. It is more than that. Here are my...
Who is excited about doing ethics training? Nobody. Well that might be strong. The people in legal, professional standards, and training may be looking forward to it. Maybe...
Do you have standards? Do you hold to those standards? Is this an Integrity issue and how is your Integrity at stake when your standards are challenged? In...
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 about...
Have you ever run into a Seagull Leader? They are leaders who fall short because their pride gets in the way – especially when they are communicating. Watch...
When we work on our consistency, we are working on our character. “Walking on eggshells.” “Not one of her people.” “Never knowing where we stand.” Her team didn’t...
Physical Courage in the military and first responders seems like an obvious need. But we all have opportunites and the need to exercise moral Courage. How we do...
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 actions and evaluate...
Something is missing in leadership training. We keep training on similar topics yet the evidence of change is missing. Maybe we should shift our focus to the cause...
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 had to...
We all have seen Eeyore, the Organizational Terrorist, bring down the attitudes of everyone around them. In fact, we can all fall into that role if we aren’t...
