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Helping Others Find Significance
“In our short conversation, he said that I sounded depressed, and I told him I was,” Pace said. “Then he asked me if I wanted to get together with him, and this is what he told me the first day I met him: ‘I know how you feel. I’ve been there, and together we’ll get through this.’ And after he said that, then he told me his story, and when he got done telling me his story, I knew he’d been there. He said together we’d get through it and we did.”
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Making Availability Happen
We live in a world that desires instant results. With access to news streaming and the ability to post comments immediately, it appears we have a higher level of availability than our parents did. But though information is abundantly available, often face-to-face attention is hard to come by.
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Caught You Doing Good!
Sometimes when a new person joins a small office... such as ours, the addition of the right new individual actually raises the performance and satisfaction level of all concerned. That was the experience at the City Attorney’s office in the City of Folsom when Assistant City Attorney Steve Wang joined us in 2008.
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Caught You Doing Good!
Last month, Midwest City Police Officer Stephen Abernathy drove his patrol car through the drive-thru lane at Taco Mayo.
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Taking Care of People
Few things are as inspiring as witnessing someone who gives to the needs of others without seeking something in return. I witnessed an example of this recently while attending a character council luncheon in Owasso, Okla.
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When Love Gets Tough
Challenging times bring out the best and the worst in humankind. What do you do when someone is in danger of crossing a line? When do you say something and when should you let go?
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The Benevolent Leader
Since the average working American spends more waking hours at work than with his or her family, it stands to reason the leader or the environment provided by the manager has a significant influence on an employee’s well-being. So what does a benevolent business leader look like?
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What Can You Give For Your Community?
My father’s father, “Grandpa Phil,” served as a justice of the peace for many years. The state troopers would bring case after case in for “court,” as we called it, in Grandma and Grandpa Phillips’ kitchen.
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Colleen Barrett on Leadership at Southwest Airlines
“Leading with luv is not always easy, especially when circumstances are stressful,” said Colleen Barrett, president emeritus of Southwest Airlines and co-author with Ken Blanchard of the new book, Leading With LUV. “Our internal mission is to always practice the golden rule. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Going with that is a respect for people....
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Piano and Pizza Nights
One of the primary reasons remaining content is difficult is because we live in a culture inundated by marketing campaigns designed to make us feel incomplete if we aren’t constantly upgrading and updating. At the core of many of these campaigns is an effort to convince us that true happiness is within reach—but only if we are willing to buy the newest gadget.
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Welcome to the Conversation
Character First the Magazine gives you a place to meet others who care about their workplaces and communities, tells stories of those who have shown integrity, and examines the values expressed by marketplace leaders. We do not endorse the views of those we interview or feature. We try to report accurately and fairly, and we welcome your criticism whenever we fall short.
