Welcome to my Leading with Character blog!

Leading with Character: Self-Control Last week, for the first time in two holiday cycles, many of us broke free from our routines and took to the...

Leading with Character: Character of a Hero Last week, much of America took time to remember, reflect, and recognize the millions of veterans who...

Leading with Character: The Power of Being Different Part Three I’m on a roll with my theme, “the power of being different.” In my first blog on...

Leading with Character: The Power of Being Different Part Two My last blog introduced the power of being different. I showed how that worked for me...

Leading with Character: The Power of Being Different As many of you know, I served in uniform with the US Coast Guard for 40 years, and was a member...

Leading with Character: The Power of Grace Earlier this week the world paid its respects to a revered leader of the highest character. Queen...

Leading with Character: Facing Fear As a child, I was afraid of the dark. I bet some of you can relate to that! It’s not a good feeling to...

Leading with Character: Championing Equality In 1973, the year the Equal Rights Amendment was passed, a seminal event changed the course of history...

Leading with Character: An Oasis of Civility I’m excited about this week’s blog because it brings back fond memories of good times. Happy times....

Leading with Character: Great Expectations One of the most important elements of leading with character is learning to lead oneself. At the US Coast...