by Sandy Stosz | May 21, 2022 | Blog
Leading with Character: A Life of Integrity People sometimes ask me how I come up with a different topic every week for my “leading with character” blog. It’s because I enjoy exploring what “leading with character” means. That helps opens my mind. It’s also because...
by Sandy Stosz | May 14, 2022 | Blog
Leading with Character: The Power of Intention Many of you already know I’m a fan of sports as a leader development tool. I’d rather participate in sports than watch other people play, but either way, there are leadership lessons to be learned on the sports field that...
by Sandy Stosz | May 7, 2022 | Blog
Leading with Character: Intellectual Honesty A few years ago, when I was serving as superintendent (equivalent to president) at the US Coast Guard Academy, we had the distinct privilege to host the late associate justice of the supreme court, Antonin Scalia, to engage...
by Sandy Stosz | Apr 30, 2022 | Blog
Leading with Character: The Meaning of Success On top of the day-to-day stress many of us face it seems wherever we go and whatever we do, we’re being judged by others—or worse yet judging ourselves—on the level of success we’ve achieved. We can’t help comparing...
by Sandy Stosz | Apr 23, 2022 | Blog
Leading with Character: The Power of Wandering A while back I came across an interview with Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon. Mr. Bezos offered a lot of wisdom during that one-hour discussion. My biggest takeaway was his statement, “I believe in the power of...
by Sandy Stosz | Apr 16, 2022 | Blog
Leading with Character: Delayed Gratification Some readers will be familiar the term, “The Me Generation.” It has its origins with the baby boomers (those born from 1946-1964). After World War II, the United States experienced a new level of prosperity. With the...
by Sandy Stosz | Apr 8, 2022 | In the news
Episode 277 Breaking Ice and Breaking Glass On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike talks to Sandy Stosz, a retired coast guard who served for 40 years, with 12 years on seas. Sandy talks about her experiences with leadership in the coast guard as a woman, and...
by Sandy Stosz | Apr 8, 2022 | Blog
Photo by The Day.com Leading with Character: The Man in the Arena Last week, one of the most famous basketball coaches of all time walked off the court and into retirement after losing his last game in front of about 70,000 spectators in the New Orleans Superdome. The...
by Sandy Stosz | Apr 8, 2022 | In the news
Episode 277 Breaking Ice and Breaking Glass On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike talks to Sandy Stosz, a retired coast guard who served for 40 years, with 12 years on seas. Sandy talks about her experiences with leadership in the coast guard as a woman, and...
by Sandy Stosz | Apr 2, 2022 | Blog
Leading with Character: Intentional Leadership Last week, I was honored to address the Texas A&M corps of cadets with a keynote for their annual Intentional Leadership Conference. The conference is sponsored by Texas A&M’s Hollingsworth Center for Ethical...
