How Do We Coach Selflessness?
We need to treat everyone like they were our customers. The old saying “the customer is always right” is a lie. When I was leading sales...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 17, 20213 min read
A Rookie Cop Sets the Example for His Agency and for Us
It takes Humility to take the time to stop and listen to the problems of a person who is different from us. A young white cop in Texas...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 10, 20213 min read
Selfish People Don’t Get Respect or Trust
Selflessness - Putting the needs of others before our own needs, desires or convenience. Marty didn’t know it, but nobody wanted to...
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Dave Anderson
Mar 9, 20213 min read
Our Society Needs Selfless Leaders
What you can’t do for all, you can do for one. I am overwhelmed by the issues in our society. The news for 2020 was dominated by...
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Dave Anderson
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Leaders Must Give Trust if They Want to Get Trust
The first step in building trust on a team is for a leader to actually trust their team. Teams live or die based on trust. I am often...
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Dave Anderson
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Leaders Don't Multitask People
We cannot consider ourselves selfless if we prioritize the tasks on our “to do” list before the people we are called to lead. I remember...
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Dave Anderson
Feb 16, 20213 min read
Selflessness – You have to DO what you want to BE
Selflessness Defined: Putting the needs of others before my own needs, desires or convenience. Time. That is one of the greatest gifts...
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Dave Anderson
Sep 22, 20203 min read
A Team Needs To Know Their Common Goal
Most people do not go to work thinking, “Today, I am really going to drive share-holder value!” How many people work in teams, yet are...
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Dave Anderson
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Building Teams When People Work Alone
How could I get a group of people who rarely saw each other, barely knew each other and were competing against each other—to act like a...
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Dave Anderson
Sep 8, 20203 min read
“Us Versus Them” Inside One Organization
Mediocrity is the best result a divided team can achieve. “The dispatchers don’t know what the hell they are doing!” “Patrol treats us...
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Dave Anderson
Sep 1, 20203 min read
It’s Lonely Being The Rookie On A Veteran Team
Selflessness defined: Putting the needs of others before my own needs, desires or convenience. When you are the rookie on the team, it...
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Dave Anderson
May 19, 20205 min read
A Multi-Generational Perspective - Feeling Selfish In A Crisis
I am aware that others are facing larger challenges than I am during this COVID-19 pandemic. This makes me ask myself, “Why am I so...
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Dave Anderson
Feb 25, 20203 min read
Four Ways To Prove You Care About Those You Lead
Because Selflessness is a habit, we can learn to care about the people we lead. “You can tell he really cares about people.” My son...
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Dave Anderson
Feb 18, 20203 min read
Most Leaders Talk Too Much
A leader’s willingness to listen is a window into their character. “We did it again. We talked too much. Every time we are with other...
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Dave Anderson
Feb 11, 20202 min read
Kindness And Strength Are Not Mutually Exclusive
Kindness, kindness and kindness are the three most important words in the English language. - Joyce F. Anderson The only true legacy a...
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Dave Anderson
Feb 4, 20203 min read
Hospice And What I Learned About Leadership
Selflessness – Putting the needs of others before my own needs, desires and convenience. This year, my mother died. During her last two...
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Dave Anderson
Oct 1, 20192 min read
When We Have Selflessness This Happens...
Being a Servant Leader is now a buzzword. People hear it and roll their eyes. We have been told the good guy finishes last. But what...
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Dave Anderson
Jun 25, 20193 min read
Pay Attention To “Unimportant” People
How we treat "unimportant" people is a window into our character. As a young lieutenant in the Army, I watched one of my commanders...
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Dave Anderson
Jun 18, 20193 min read
When Nobody Wants To Tell The Boss
As a leader, staying comfortable by staying quiet is a selfish act. Who will tell the boss? Many teams know something should be said...
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Dave Anderson
Jun 11, 20192 min read
What Some People Don’t Understand About Servant Leadership
Serving the people you lead does not mean you coddle them. It means you care for them. In some circles, the term Servant Leader, has...
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