We manage resources and processes. We lead people. In the next 90 seconds I discuss a leader’s moral obligaiton to the people on the team. If the people...
We manage resources and processes. We lead people. In the next 90 seconds I discuss a leader’s moral obligaiton to the people on the team. If the people...
You never drift towards excellence. Excellence is only achieved with intentionality. Becoming a Leader of Character takes intentionality. Watch my story in this 106 second video and think...
How we are is who we are? The habits we display regularly determine our character. What choices do you make in difficult circumstances? Whatever they are, they will...
The next 117 seconds focuses on the difference between leaders who manage compliant groups and leaders who lead committed teams. Which would you rather have? It all comes...
Don’t be lazy and demand compliance. Put in the effort now to inspire the commitment. The leaders who have to work the hardest are the leaders who demand...
If not me, then who? If not now, then when? You may say, Hey! I did what I was told to do!” But is that good enough? There...
Lets face it! We rarely pass tests if we fail to prepare for those tests. If you are waiting on some big defining moment for you to prove...
Hope is a great thing to have, but it is a lousy leadership strategy. You can’t just hope your people or children make wise decisions, you have to...
That dude is a (PITA) Pain in the A ! But I need his production! Every leader runs into the same dilemma at some point in their journey...
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...
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...
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...
