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VLOG - Your 1st Instinct Will Get You In Trouble as a Leader
What is the difference between our first instincts and our second instincts? Character. Our first instincts can get us in trouble. We...
Dave Anderson
Mar 181 min read
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VLOG - Where Leadership Separates from Management - 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...
Dave Anderson
Mar 41 min read
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VLOG - Moral Drift - How Did I Get Here?
You never drift towards excellence. Excellence is only achieved with intentionality. Becoming a Leader of Character takes intentionality....
Dave Anderson
Feb 181 min read
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VLOG - Your Character is Your Choice
How we are is who we are? The habits we display regularly determine our character. What choices do you make in difficult circumstances?...
Dave Anderson
Jan 281 min read
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VLOG - Compliant Groups vs Committed Teams
The next 117 seconds focuses on the difference between leaders who manage compliant groups and leaders who lead committed teams. Which...
Dave Anderson
Jan 211 min read
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Lazy Leaders Demand Compliance
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...
Dave Anderson
Dec 17, 20243 min read
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Are You Reliable? What are Your Everyday Moral Obligations?
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 are things...
Dave Anderson
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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The Pop Quizzes in Life Determine Your Character
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...
Dave Anderson
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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VLOG - Hope is a Lousy Leadership Strategy
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,...
Dave Anderson
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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The Toughest Personnel Problem - High Competency and Low Character
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...
Dave Anderson
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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VLOG - The Root Cause of Your Character Failures
The deadly combination of fear and pride are the reason for most failures in character. And we all have had times when our character...
Dave Anderson
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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VLOG - Most Leadership Failures are Character Failures
The headlines are all too common. Business, politics, law enforcement, and education all have sad stories about catastrophic failures of...
Dave Anderson
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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VLOG - Duty - What You Ought to Do
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...
Dave Anderson
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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Scarred by Your Previous Leader
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...
Dave Anderson
Aug 13, 20244 min read
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If You Are Inconsistent - They Won’t Follow
When we work on our consistency, we are working on our character. “Walking on eggshells.” “Not one of her people.” “Never knowing...
Dave Anderson
Jul 30, 20243 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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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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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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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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Leaders Do The Messy Things
Show me a leader without a little dirt under their fingernails, and I’ll show you a leader who is falling short. Recently, my 90 year old...
Dave Anderson
Oct 31, 20233 min read
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