Sustaining a Culture of Value

In all the years I worked in behavior-based safety, much of our work was based on the premise that we can’t see someone’s attitude or emotions except through the action they take. That applies equally (if not more) when it comes to valuing others. I can say it over and over again, but there's little...

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Mentoring with Open Doors

As we worked through steps for how developing others serves as a path to leadership, I shared how a reluctance to pass along knowledge, often out of a misplaced fear that it could diminish our own value, prevents us from providing a successor (or even a direct report) with all the guidance we possib...

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Investing in Others’ Growth

When we see others’ worth and we’re humbly willing to make ourselves available to them, the time we invest supports their growth in ways we may never fully comprehend. We can easily count the seeds in an apple, but we can’t count the number of apples that come from one seed. By valuing others and be...

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Leading with Humble Availability

Seeing value in and being available for the people around us is critical; not just in a leadership role, but in every aspect of our lives. But just clearing time on our calendar may not be enough to earn trust and get the most possible value from diverse contributions, especially if we don’t display...

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Seeing People’s Worth

In a Facebook post dated August 1, 2025, Mark Divine, author of Staring Down the Wolf, shared the following:

Leadership is not a title.

It’s a burden of responsibility.

When you step into leadership, you’re saying:

  • “I will go first.”
  • “I will own the results—good or bad.”
  • “I will make the h...
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