Humble leaders inspire commitment. Prideful leaders settle for compliance. Pride is the number one cause of character failures for leaders. We see pride win out in Washington with...
Humble leaders inspire commitment. Prideful leaders settle for compliance. Pride is the number one cause of character failures for leaders. We see pride win out in Washington with...
The type of teammate you are predicts the type of leader you will be. Watch this 97-second video where I discuss what teamwork really is and how you...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Believe it or not, sometimes leaders get it wrong. All leaders are wrong sometimes. Do you know why? Because they are human. We are human, and we are...
Friction sharpens the blade. Unproductive conflict is everywhere. We see it modeled in Washington DC and on our cable news shows. We see it modeled in businesses and...
“What did I just learn?” When you fail, you have two choices. You can wallow in that failure or you can learn from it. It is your choice....
When a leader never admits their faults, they are essentially saying, “I am perfect.” As a young and naive manager, I thought people wouldn’t trust me if I...
Guessing somebody’s motives is a bad practice. We really don’t know what their motives are. But we assume they must be negative. What if we started out by...
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Guessing somebody’s motives is a bad practice. We really don’t know what their motives are. But we assume they must be negative. What if we started out by...
