Tag Archive: leadership character

How to Develop Mature Team Members

You can’t force maturity. You can make maturity more likely.

Mature people require less supervision.

Mature people respond skillfully to reality.

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Character Before Skill

Bad is easier than good.

Success is narrow; failure is an abyss. “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Tolstoy

Dysfunction is creative.

There are many ways to get leadership wrong. Lack of character is the worst.

Aptronyms: What if Your Name Suited You

Pecksniff and Scrooge are aptronyms.

What if your name was appropriate for you?

A moment for reflection…

Why Leaders Fail

Leadership is a matter of character before skill. In other words, it’s about who you are. Fakers are exposed, eventually. Fake leaders – those with skills but lacking character – inevitably sink. Skills… Continue reading →