Growth and Comfort Cannot Coexist
If comfort is our goal, we will stagnate. There are a lot of external challenges that are thrown in a leader’s path - market shifts,...
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Dave Anderson
Nov 121 min read
VLOG - Leaders Lead Change They Don't Manage the Status Quo
Nobody is inspired by a leader who says "I'm going to fight to keep everything exactly the way it has always been!" Change is coming....
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Dave Anderson
Nov 53 min read
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...
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Dave Anderson
Oct 291 min read
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,...
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Dave Anderson
Oct 151 min read
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...
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Dave Anderson
Oct 11 min read
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...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 134 min read
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...
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Dave Anderson
Jul 303 min read
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...
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Dave Anderson
Jul 22 min read
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...
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Dave Anderson
Jun 113 min read
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...
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Dave Anderson
May 274 min read
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...
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Dave Anderson
Apr 301 min read
VLOG - This Week’s Character Clip April 16, 2024
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...
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Dave Anderson
Apr 232 min read
To Win You Have to Risk Losing
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...
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Dave Anderson
Jan 23 min read
Bullies at Work - Bold Resistance is Needed
Bold resistance shuts down bullying better than a carefully worded policy in the workplace. Our society has put a lot of needed emphasis...
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Dave Anderson
Nov 14, 20233 min read
Courage is the Key to Character
Without Courage, any talk of character is just theoretical. You need Courage to put those words into action. Name one good thing you have...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 8, 20233 min read
Leaders - Are You a Warrior or a Worrier?
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...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 1, 20233 min read
3 Steps to Take After Failure
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 of the...
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Dave Anderson
Jul 11, 20233 min read
The Moral Courage That is Lacking in Politics and Ourselves
“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” – Mark Twain King Solomon once stated,...
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Dave Anderson
Jun 13, 20233 min read
How Fear Limits Your Ability to Lead
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....
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Dave Anderson
Feb 7, 20233 min read
How Medal of Honor Recipients Answer the Courage Question
Courage is about stepping across the gap in the face of fear, and doing what needs to be done anyway. Guest Blogger - Dr. Kevin Basik As...
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