Leadership My Dad’s Way

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Leaders: 4 Steps To Building Bench Strength

How's Your Bench Strength?

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 […]

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Character: Don’t Have a Grandson with a Dog Collar

He's Not My Grandson...

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.

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4 Steps to Becoming A Leader Of Character

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 […]

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Buzzword Defined: Character

Definitions

Character is now a buzzword.  I use the term buzzword here to describe words that we hear frequently yet are rarely defined by the speakers.  The GOP nomination fight is full of buzzwords.  I hear athletes described on Sportcenter using some of the same buzzwords as the politicians use.  The problem is, if you dig […]

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