Leaders of Character

Posts with the ‘Leaders of Character’ tag

The General Discusses What Integrity Really Is

Integrity:  Doing what is good, right, and proper, even at personal cost.  That is the definition my father General James L. Anderson taught me years ago. I had the opportunity to do a talk with my father on the topic of Courage in business. The Lesson: You can’t have Integrity without having Courage. This video is […]

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The Character Workout for Leaders

You have to DO what you want to BE!  If you want to BE a Leader of Character, you have to DO what Leaders of Character DO! Today’s video was a short talk given to over 800 people at this year’s Leadercast event. Question: What do you need to start DOing to BE the Leader […]

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Integrity – Is Honesty Enough?

Honesty or Integrity? Are they the same thing? Is one more important than the other? Many people use the terms interchangeably confusing one with the other. You can be an honest person and have questionable Integrity. Honesty is a part of Integrity, but they are not the same thing.

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The Cure for Our Culture’s Leadership Crisis

I don’t have to convince many people that leadership or the lack of good leadership is plaguing our culture.  Watch politics, read business journals, or see the breakdown of the family unit and it is obvious. But what is the answer?  There is more to improving as a leader than reading a book or going […]

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Making Your Brand Not Suck! – Interview with Mario Martinez Jr. & Dave Anderson on IMPACT Talk Radio

Dave Anderson interviews Social Selling Evangelist Mario Martinez Jr. Show #2 – Topic: Making Your Brand Not Suck. (30 minutes) Social Selling Evangelist and Keynote speaker Mario Martinez of M3Jr Growth Strategies. Learn more at www.m3jr.com. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 5 Million downloads to date!) Please rate us on […]

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Why Do People Follow You? Interview #2 w/ author and Sales Gravy CEO – Jeb Blount & Dave Anderson on IMPACT Talk Radio

Dave Anderson interviews best selling author Jeb Blount. Topic: Why Do People Follow You? (30 minutes) Jeb Blount is the CEO of Sales Gravy (www.salesgravy.com) and the best selling author of People Follow You along with 6 other best sellers. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 5 Million downloads to date!) […]

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Why a Good Leader Can Make a Bad Decision

It happens everywhere, and we are all vulnerable. In business, in the military, in non-profits and in churches good leaders succumb to a temptation. Every leader is vulnerable including me and you. I am talking about moral decisions. Decisions that ruin our credibility, our reputations and our moral authority. The public is shocked. Our friends are […]

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Integrity and “Just This Once” – Interview #2 with NYT Best Selling Author Karen Dillon and Dave Anderson on IMPACT Talk Radio

Dave Anderson interviews New York Times best selling author Karen Dillon – Topic: Integrity and “Just This Once.” (30 minutes) Karen Dillon is the former editor of the Harvard Business Review and author of How Will You Measure Your Life the New York Times Best Seller. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. […]

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How To Find The Next Leader Among Your Employees

Who is ready to lead? Someone has been promoted. Someone has left the company. Someone needs to be ready. But is that person already available or do you have to go outside the organization? That is the question. There are a lot of highly skilled people waiting for a chance to lead. But, we all […]

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Leaders of Character: Don’t Need The Spotlight

Leadership and sports analogies go together like peanut butter and jelly.  There are so many bad examples of leadership on display in politics and business, that sports is often the best place to go. However, when you read the title of this entry, you may now be thinking of sports stars who seem to crave […]

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