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Leading with Character: Conditioned or Complacent? Lately, I’ve been listening to “The Program Podcast” by Eric Kapitulik, a Marine Corps veteran...

Leading with Character: Putting Down Roots  When I lived in Arlington, VA, my daily walk took me past an enormous beech tree—probably about 100...

Leading with Character: Proud to Serve The Fourth of July—Independence Day—is rapidly approaching. Last weekend I hung patriotic bunting from my...

Leading with Character: Sustaining Wellness It’s an ever more complicated world, and that creates concern in the workplace and at home about how to...

Leading with Character: From a Distance Last week, in honor of Mother’s Day, I treated my mom to a ride in a helicopter. Not your usual Mother’s Day...

Leading with Character: Consistency is Key to Success I think you’re going to enjoy this blog, because it features a Coast Guard Academy cadet...

I’ve been writing about leadership for over three years now, since publishing my book on character-centered leadership: Breaking Ice & Breaking...

This week’s originally-planned blog, about how to define leadership, was written and ready to submit. I was excited to publish it, but have shelved...

Those of you who follow my blog know I enjoy sports analogies. I credit sports (specifically swimming, basketball, and track) in helping me gain the...

Leading with Character: Give Up and Take Up In the Western Christian religion, many people observe Lent. The season runs from Ash Wednesday,...