Courage is a buzzword I defined previously as: To act without regard for perceived or actual personal risk. Is there anyone alive who does not wish to be courageous? For courage to be part of my character, I must develop to the point where I am habitually acting in a courageous way in both the […]
I learned many things during 15 years in sales leadership. I took over teams that were high functioning and low functioning. I took over teams that were full of rookies and teams that were full of tenured people. No matter the situation, I always learned more from my mistakes than I did from my successes. […]
Headline: West Point, The Best Public College in America — US News and World Report in 2011. My alma mater opened in 1802 as an engineering school. In 2011 it was ranked third in the nation for undergraduate engineering, still lockstep with its 200-year-old original purpose. But at its heart, West Point is a leadership school. The primary […]
Though I was trained to lead at West Point and led men in combat as a lieutenant in the Army, I was still a baby when it came to recognizing a problem on my team, coaching it and documenting it appropriately in the corporate world. The Story I hired Tory myself (name changed). He had […]
Organizational or personal values describe HOW we operate. Many organizations claim to follow certain values because they list them on their websites, or they are on a poster in their offices. However, many employees will say their organization has values published, but admit those companies do not live by them. Why? I believe there are two […]
I was caught in the trap of my own making. I watched my company cut leadership training from its training curriculum in the early 2000’s. As the years went on, I began to bark about this lack of training for leaders. I believe that an organization that does not develop its next generation of leaders […]
Direct TV warns us: “Don’t have a grandson with a dog collar.” While I am tempted to blame my issues on the cable television industry, especially their “customer service centers”, I believe my issues, particularly my character issues are internally derived.
Becoming a leader of character is a process that never ends. It is a never ending road towards a destination you can never completely reach. But, leaders must take this road daily in order to grow and lead well. I had the benefit of my father, General Jim Anderson, and four years of training at […]
I really don’t care what I hear on the news. We do not have an issue with self-esteem in America. My proof? The American Idol auditions! The fact that some of these people can gripe, scream and even cry on national television because Steven Tyler (Aerosmith: My favorite band!) told them they were not ready […]
Most corporate sponsored leadership training is ineffective. Why? Many consultants attempt to jam their round peg of a program into the square hole of an organization. Most training has a short half -life because there lacks accountability within the client organizations to actually implement the ideas generated at training events. Leadership training often focuses on […]
