“If your action inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”
John Quincy Adams
Anyone following the news these days is painfully aware of the divisiveness plaguing politics. There exist far too many examples of leaders who seem to think leadership means making themselves look better by tearing down those around them. To use a construction metaphor, those leaders specialize in demolition rather than construction.
A foreman of a construction company is there to ensure a structure is well-built and will stand the test of time. By starting with a solid foundation, ensuring the supports are strong and finishing with a sturdy roof, the foreman builds something that will be useful to the customer and continue to provide support to others for the life of its existence.… Read the rest
“There is something in you that you have to offer other people that is refreshing to them because it represents something that they don’t have. Finding your confidence in that is much more valuable than trying to compensate by pretending to be efficient in areas that you are not.
Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers. -Harry S. Truman
There are times in your leadership adventure when you need to take some time and perform a Leadership Check-up. The check-up I am discussing is a little more than a quick peek under the hood…it is an honest conversation with the leader in the mirror and maybe a few others too.
“Fail often so you can succeed sooner.”
The more humble and transparent a leader is, the more effective he or she will be.
“Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.”
“Be enthusiastic as a leader. You can’t light a fire with a wet match.”
If you can’t be a good example, you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.
We sat in the Officer’s Club at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho: three lieutenants with cold beers in hand trying to impress each other with the hours we were working. It was a perverse matter of pride for us–and lots of others at the time–to brag about the amount of time we were working. Bragging about children’s birthdays missed, anniversaries spent away, and late nights was a badge of honor.… 
“It might look and seem beautiful and calm; there is a significant difference in ineffective leadership, lack of leadership, and leadership that is in stasis.”
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