No authentic leader lacks manners.

Most do not appreciate the fact that real greatness can dispense with outward show.

The moments I am a poor leader are the moments I am selfish.

The habit of careless and critical comments eventually fosters an irreverent and critical spirit.

Perfection murders progress, learning, and most devastatingly, leadership.

We estimate character by that which we are capable of appreciating.

Skills don’t matter if character isn’t present.

Confidence increases in proportion to lack of fear.

Never lose the ability to truly see your people.

Authentic leaders do not seek failures, but expect them.

The more rigid leaders become (think micromanagement) the less learning and growing occurs.

The best leaders don’t have a specific personality; they are authentic to the personality they own and seek to improve it daily.

The best leaders give.

Authentic leaders ensure the first focus of every remote meeting is the person on the screen.

Authentic leaders don’t succumb to Monday morning quarterbacking.

Authentic leaders separate emotion from action in order to enact a patient response.

Authentic leaders are in it for the long haul.

The crux of authentic leadership is to work on oneself, all the while extending the same flexibility and forgiveness to others.

Authentic leaders identify, articulate, and solidify the “why.”

Authentic leaders work to become self-aware of their faults and then fill positions on their team with those who can compensate.