by bpleader | Jun 12, 2013 | Blueprint Leadership Blog, Leadership
Legacy: to make a lasting contribution in the world How do you define success? For you, is it good enough to build a profitable business and achieve life goals like a good house, good schools for your kids, and a comfortable retirement? It is true that these are...
by bpleader | May 14, 2013 | Blueprint Leadership Blog, Leadership
Service: To Give of Myself for Another’s Benefit There are two kinds of leadership: Top down, and bottom up. Lead by authority, or lead by example. The world has seen leadership by authority for as long as it’s been around. We now know that leadership by...
by bpleader | Apr 16, 2013 | Blueprint Leadership Blog, Leadership
Excellence: To Have Distinguished or Superior Quality Leaders set the bar. Those following them will rise to whatever example they set. If they work with energy and enthusiasm, it increases the odds that their entire team will do the same. If they demonstrate honesty...
by bpleader | Mar 20, 2013 | Blueprint Leadership Blog, Leadership
Compassion: to feel and act out of concern for others Leaders are people who get things done. They fix their eyes on a vision and press on until they attain it. But the greatest leaders have another trait that we cannot overlook—we know they care about us. Yes, we...
by bpleader | Feb 27, 2013 | Blueprint Leadership Blog, Leadership
To show value and regard toward others What goes around comes around; we all know that. But where I have seen this happen most dramatically is where it comes to respect. It’s a simple fact: Respect breeds respect. If you show respect for someone, they will most often...
by bpleader | Jan 30, 2013 | Blueprint Leadership Blog, Leadership
Honesty: to be sincere and truthful I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. George Washington All of us remember the childhood story about the boy who cried wolf. If...
