Humanity is to work for humanity. True authentic leaders work for the humans entrusted to their care.

Individuals who compare themselves to others are not fit to be leaders.

Leaders who don’t share their blessings have lost the foundational concept of leadership: being with others.

Those in power positions should first exert power over themselves. Self control is vital to successful leadership.

No authentic leader lacks manners.

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

Never lose the ability to truly see your people.

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

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.

Lack of patience leads to leadership being completely out of touch with their employees and blinded to what is really going on.

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

Authentic leaders understand that without intentional recharging productivity wanes and engagement suffers.

Leaders have everything to do with why employees leave or stay.

Without proactive actions leaders allow for unnecessary trials.

Worn out leaders must make time to refresh. No one can sustain full throttle continuously.

The most rewarding aspect of leadership is to create other leaders.

A symbiotic relationship takes intentional, intense, and sometimes messy work to be successful.

An authentic leader works to be with their team and those around them for the betterment of all. Not to simply be commensal.