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Leading with Character: Your Life Story If you read my blogs or listen to my leadership talks, you know I advocate for lifelong learning. One of my...

Leading with Character: Inspiring Others As I worked my way up through the ranks in the US Coast Guard, my focus shifted from learning to lead...

Leading with Character: The Art of Listening Autumn on Cape Cod is my favorite season. Mother Nature announces herself like a haughty guest who...

Leading with Character: Lifelong Learning Shortly after I retired from the US Coast Guard in 2018, my mother-in-law posed a question that no one had...

Leading with Character: WARP Speed to Succeed Earlier this week, I was eating breakfast while reading the newspaper and came across an article that...

Leading with Character: Pioneering Women of Character Our Nation quietly observed Women’s Equality Day on August 26th to commemorate adoption of the...

Lately, I’ve been disappointed to watch as fellow Americans work furiously, with misplaced passion, to build fences that separate themselves from...

Leading with Character: Recognizing Inspirational Leadership Exceptional organizations know that people are their most valued resource; they...

Leading with Character: Decision-Making Last week, senior NATO leaders met on July 11-12th at the highly-visible annual summit in Vilnius,...

Leading with Character: Five-Star Reviews – Part II Five-Star Reviews – Part II follows my appeal for reader thoughts on tools leaders can use to...