Tag: Character
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Authentic Leaders: What do you stand for?
We’ve all heard the advice: “Fake it ’til you make it.” It shows up everywhere—from 1980s catchphrases like “I’m not a doctor, but I played one on TV” to today’s Instagram‑ready personal brands and sitcom‑inspired quips like “No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.” And to be fair, nobody is ever 100% “ready” when they step…
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Leadership Stories: Refuse to be Discouraged
For three days, he traveled only at night and rested in caves with a sack full of bread, cheese, and peppers, and his revolver. When he had finally crossed the border from what was Yugoslavia into Greece, he felt that he was one major step closer to realizing his dream of making it to America. His…
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Leadership Cornerstone: Integrity of Character
“The final proof of the sincerity and seriousness of management is an uncompromising emphasis on integrity of character. For it is character through which leadership is exercised; it is character that sets the example and is imitated. Character is not something a man can acquire. If he does not bring it to the job, he…