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Leadership—Setting Others Up to Succeed
The seven employees assigned to him...felt one of them should have received the promotion. Stan understood their language, but he...ignored the insults the employees hurled at him in their native language.
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Leading Achievers
A leader's job is to put people in places where they can contribute...to put people in positions where they have one another's backs.
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A Series of Significant Decisions
When Paul Mogabgab and Dwight Paulsen founded EDG in 1982, they aimed to establish a workplace where people could take pride in the excellence of their work and where individuals treated others the way they’d like to be treated.
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Why Are You Here?
Recently I asked two of my MBA classes to share their motivation for life. I wanted to know why these men and women take graduate level courses while also attempting to juggle their personal and professional obligations.
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Hugh Joseph O'Flaherty
In 1943, Monsignor Hugh Joseph O'Flaherty visited Italian Prisoner of War camps, taking British and other Allied prisoners books and Red Cross packages and sending word to their families via Vatican radio.
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Is character education effective?
Though the obstacles differ from school to school, research does indicate intentional character education can work effectively for schools and communities.
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Building Life Around Something Bigger Than Yourself
Although his football teams were successful...their stories are rarely about the classroom or the football field. They tell how he helped them by being a listening ear, how they called him when they were in trouble, and how he refused to give up on them.
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Reading, Writing ... and Responsibility
Eighty-two percent of students said they had copied homework, 64 percent had cheated on a test.... and educators are on the front line among those who will influence whether students leave these behaviors behind.
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Listening Constructively
We will encounter situations that baffle or frustrate us. When that happens, anxiety often prevents us from properly understanding the deeper reasons why things happen.
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Mediating Workplace Conflict
If you're tasked with resolving a conflict between two team members, there are two principles to remember: 1) the power for effective change rests within our relationships and 2) forgiveness is the key to restoring relationships.
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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 marketpace 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.
