Leading with Character – Lost and Found
A few days ago, I was driving with my mother up to Middleboro, MA to get off Cape Cod for a change during the cold, snowy wintertime. On the...
Leading with Character – Don’t be Fooled
Leading people and teams is always hard, and even harder when the leader may struggle with messaging and keeping the team focused on the mission....
Leading with Character – High Performing Teams and the Path to Leading Them
I believe performing a task as an effective team can be even harder than doing it alone. There are so many factors and issues at...
Leading with Character – High Performing Teams and the Path to Joining Them
When I was young, I gravitated to individual sports like tennis, swimming, gymnastics, track and field. I was more comfortable competing on my own,...
Leading with Character – Personal Core Values
The new year marks a new beginning. It’s the right time to think about where you are, who you are, and what you want to do in the year...
Leading with Character – Humbleness is Strength
In today’s divided and combative society, there seems to be a dearth of humility. There’s a “win at all costs” mentality that in the short term...
Leading with Character – Cultivating a Grateful Heart
Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year. Sandwiched between two commercialized holidays, Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving is refreshingly...
Leading with Character – More than the Minimum
This past Tuesday, I was honored to deliver the address for a local Veterans Day observance. For just the second time since retiring from the US...
Leading with Character – Giving with Gratitude
I don’t know about you, but I’ll admit to doing many things out of a sense of obligation. That sets the tone for all manner of feelings from stress...
Leading with Character – Let it Go
Leading with Character: Let it Go Last week I blogged about how to reduce stress by “going for good enough” in most day-to-day activities versus...

