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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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What Young Leaders Get To Do and What They Must Do
The things we get to do are most often the ones we prioritize. Whereas the things we must do are sometimes the harder tasks that we...
Dave Anderson
May 16, 20234 min read
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Our Duty to Our People, Our Business, and Ourselves
Duty comes from the inside. Duty is a moral obligation. It is neither quantifiable nor time-bounded. A strong sense of Duty is one of the...
Dave Anderson
May 9, 20233 min read
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Trust Comes From Doing Your Duty in the Military, in Business, or as a Child
In Basic Training, Soldiers memorize general orders that begin with “I will”. They learn the habit of doing their Duty, as it’s...
Dave Anderson
May 2, 20233 min read
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A CYA Culture versus A Learning Culture
“Gotcha!” That is the way it feels to work for some people. Culture is a direct reflection of leadership. If you want to understand why...
Dave Anderson
Dec 13, 20223 min read
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Procrastination Makes Us Selfish, Unreliable and Hypocritical
“Running out of time” is often a lie wrapped up in an excuse. Procrastination. What do you put off doing? It is usually the stuff you...
Dave Anderson
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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You Got Promoted - So Quit Doing Your Old Job
When a leader does someone else’s job for them, neither person is growing. Micromanaging can make a new leader very comfortable. New...
Dave Anderson
Nov 29, 20223 min read
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How Your Excuses Damage Your Growth, Career, and Reputation
Adopt the mindset of an 18 year old West Point cadet. I dare you – in fact, I double dog dare you - to count the number of excuses you...
Dave Anderson
Nov 22, 20223 min read
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How to Exercise Duty - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Reliable, Initiative, Proactive, Accountable, Low Maintenance, Easy to work with, a "Go to" person, a Leader. These are the words and...
Dave Anderson
Jun 28, 20224 min read
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Three Actions that Prove You’re a Leader Before You Earn a Title
Lead with your words, actions and attitude. Do I promote someone who is only 26 years old with two years of experience, or someone who...
Dave Anderson
Mar 15, 20222 min read
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Do More than What You’re Told to Do
"All I ever do is the stuff other people tell me to do!" There is an independent streak in many of us. We want to have control of our...
Dave Anderson
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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Leading in Your Twenties – Be the First to Start
Getting started was more important than getting it right. I was standing in the middle of the restaurant alone. Everyone else was moving...
Dave Anderson
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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How Do You Earn Respect in Your 20s?
Duty Definition: Taking action based on your assigned tasks and moral obligations. When I was a 23 year old Army lieutenant I had a...
Dave Anderson
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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What if Everyone Did Their Duty?
The moral obligations in our lives are not spelled out for us. That makes them easy to ignore or put off doing. Duty is a topic that...
Dave Anderson
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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How Do We Coach People to Do Their Duty
Close to retirement, he decided to finish strong. It’s frustrating to have someone on the team who stops short of doing their Duty. They...
Dave Anderson
Sep 21, 20213 min read
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Failing to Do Our Duty is a Habit
Setting the example for the people around us is a moral obligation for Leaders of Character. The little things matter. I am talking...
Dave Anderson
Sep 14, 20213 min read
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West Point’s Motto - The First Word Means A Lot
Duty - Taking action based on our assigned tasks and moral obligations. Duty, Honor, Country. Those three words are the motto of the...
Dave Anderson
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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Leaders of Character Don’t Complain – They Do Something
Sitting back, observing and complaining is not doing something. Viruses, racial injustice, hurricanes, fires – oh my! And that’s just...
Dave Anderson
Apr 6, 20213 min read
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Three Symptoms of an Unreliable Leader
If we are unreliable, the people we are called to lead may like us or love us, but they won’t trust us. He was late again. The team sat...
Dave Anderson
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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Nobody Is More Responsible for Our Growth Than We Are
While other people may hold the title of supervisor or trainer, nobody is more responsible for our growth than we are. I was recently...
Dave Anderson
Mar 23, 20213 min read
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