The deadly combination of fear and pride are the reason for most failures in character. And we all have had times when our character failed us. When you...
The deadly combination of fear and pride are the reason for most failures in character. And we all have had times when our character failed us. When you...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“You can’t fire them.” “Why not?” “Because they have never had a negative performance review.” Ask any HR professional, and you will hear this story. It happens in...
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 persuasiveness,...
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 than that. Here is...
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 odds....
Bold resistance shuts down bullying better than a carefully worded policy in the workplace. Our society has put a lot of needed emphasis on bullying in schools recently....
Without Courage, any talk of character is just theoretical. You need Courage to put those words into action. Name one good thing you have ever accomplished that did...
The only way a Worrier becomes a Warrior is by facing his/her fears. Some people stress out and stay put. Others face their fears and move forward. Some...
Failure is only a pit stop. The race is still going on! So Plan A didn’t work! What are you going to do? Failure is not the end...
“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” – Mark Twain King Solomon once stated, “there is nothing...
When we do nothing, fear has won the day, and we have lost our opportunity to grow. Courage or Cowardice? It is the leader’s choice. There is no...
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