According to a survey done for the Harvard  Kennedy School For Public Leadership, six factors or qualities determine whether or not Americans have confidence in their leaders.  These qualities are:

Trust
Competence
Working for the greater good
Shared values
Results
Being in touch with people’s needs and concerns.

A close examination of these six qualities reveals that these are character traits […]

“Like a stray dog at a whistler’s convention” is an old witticism that portrays the way many people live. In fact, for most of us, some days it appears that everyone is calling for our attention.  However, if you attempt to respond to every external beckoning, you will feel like a frenetic, out-of-breath dog that […]

People on the character path know the difference between vision and fantasy.
Vision and fantasy have little in common except they are future focused. They are opposing and competing forces in the battle for good character.
Vision is about making a positive contribution in the future. Vision involves setting goals, developing and implementing strategies, and constant evaluation […]

“This community is not riddled with corruption and ethical flaw because it is dishonest. This town knows no better.”  From the Archiblog Posted by John Archibald — The Birmingham News, January 08, 2009
In a scathing rebuke of city and county elected leadership, the provocative Birmingham News columnist, John Archibald, identifies a major flaw not only […]

During difficult and challenging economic times most of our interest and energy are directed toward surviving. The question we are trying to answer is “how can I keep what I have without losing anything of great value until economy improves?’
People of character do not focus on surviving but on contributing to good of humanity.  What […]