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Hello Leaders, Welcome to Today. This week's Leadership and Personal Development tip embraces being an example. Maxim: Role model the example you want to see in your organization. As a non-commissioned officer in the US Army, I still remember, quite well, the instruction to set the example. If I were to lead a group of soldiers, I would have to role model the values, behaviors, and expectations the military had for us. After several decades, this remains true. April 4, 20

Hello and welcome to today. Today's Leadership and Personal Development blog is on Discovering Your Purpose and Core Values. Maxim: Discover why you are here and live purposefully. As stated in a previous blog, many very successful people know what they were born to do (personal mission) and why they were called to do it (personal purpose). I wrote about developing your own personal mission statement. Now I shall share a few thoughts about discovering your purpose and livi

Hello Leaders, Welcome to Today. This week's Leadership and Personal Development blog is on Personal Mission. Maxim: Know what were you put on the earth to do. Many very successful people know what they were born to do (personal mission) and why they were called to do it (personal purpose). You would do well to develop and write your personal mission statement. It answers the question, "What am I supposed to be doing?" This comes before setting goals. It comes before dev

Hello Leaders, Welcome to Today. This week's Leadership and Personal Development tip continues with Character. Character, Conviction, & Competence. These three "C's" are important traits of a good leader. I would argue character is the most essential of the three. Why? Let's consider the top 10 leadership qualities according to Forbes (written in 2012). In rank order, they are 1) honesty, 2) delegation, 3) communication, 4) confidence, 5) commitment, 6) positive attitu

Hello Leaders, Welcome to Today. This week's Leadership and Personal Development tip is about Character. Every leader worth his or her salt should have an intentional growth strategy. We do not have the luxury of remaining complacent. He who remains stationary falls behind. Why? Because as he remains inert, others will surpass him. So logically, he falls behind. However, even with a solid personal growth strategy in place, without sound character we will experience a ma