The most powerful word in any language is "NO." This is the greatest verbal asset to leadership which reveals, asserts, and exposes one's principles. Many leaders could have been spared heartache, humiliation, and a tainted legacy if they would have used it.
Integrity
Reuben Egolf Speaks on There is a Difference Between an Option and an Opportunity.
Trust is a bridge that your integrity builds for people to give you access to influence them.
Reuben Egolf Speaks on Leadership Investing in People
When we as leaders leave this world, the greatest memory should not be the eulogy spoken at our funeral or the epitaph inscribed on our tombstone. Rather, it should be the lives that continue to speak and produce what we started.
Insecure Leadership is Dangerous
Insecure leaders NEED a title to feel validated as a leader.
Basic Principles for Leadership that Produces Optimum Results
Lead by not pushing downward but by pulling up. Motivate by example. If you expect citizens to work hard – work harder as a leader.
Decisiveness – The Product of Values, Conviction, and Clear Vision.
Decisiveness is a necessary quality of a leader. Leadership's purpose is to be able to make decisions and lead with conviction and resolve. A decisive person is one who does not fill their sails with the wind of popular opinion, but rather are driven by personal conviction and resolve. When a leader is clear about their … Continue reading Decisiveness – The Product of Values, Conviction, and Clear Vision.
The Power of Self-Governing in Leadership
Vision inspires but discipline will get you there. Another word for discipline is self-governing which is the ability to control or rule over oneself. If I govern myself, I will be able to lead others. If I don't self-govern then I will control people instead of leading people. Personal governance has the uncanny ability … Continue reading The Power of Self-Governing in Leadership
Principled Centered Leadership – the Container for Successful Policy
The quality of individuals, not policies, is the starting point for a vision to become a reality.
Avoiding the Conflict of Moral Interests = Leaders Must Choose their Principles on the Issues – Not Choosing Sides.
Leadership should not choose sides but always choose principle. When we choose sides, we are giving a subtle endorsement to everything that party or side stands for. Unfortunately, we may later find out that we endorse principles which that side agrees with that is in violation of our own beliefs.
Placing Human Rights Above the Opinions, Religion, and Creeds of All
Every time a human life dies prematurely, so does their contribution to society. Who knows how many vaccines, medical breakthroughs, technological advances, and solutions in every form have been aborted by those who assumed the role of judge and God determining who lived or died.
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