Character and Integrity above all

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 How do you lead without stress?  I am finding that many leaders are under a lot of pressure,

not healthy and not sleeping well.  A good leader may have ups and downs but their trust

should never be questioned.  Your day to day work will be hard and require a lot but when

you know you are making decisions with high integrity and treating your employees right,

you should sleep well each night.  

Each day is a new day.  You should begin each day with some quiet time, exercise and

make a plan. 

Then, you do your best that day.  Solve problems, help your team, mentor leaders, architect or

remove toil.

  Above all, do everything with character and integrity because when things get hectic or

when you have to move on, you know you led with trust and integrity.  

People will remember the way you lead more than what you did.  If you are weak in an area,

hire someone to fill that need or go learn more.  This is part of leadership and you will

seldom be fired because you didn't know how to do something.  

Even then, the company may want to bring in fresh new ideas and that is ok. 

You led with character and you will leave with respect and your head held high. 

Please know that sometimes, the company will want to blame you for things. 

The Equafax data breach was blamed on a single

developer by the CEO. 

You should continue to lead and leave with character.  Don't let the world lie to you.  Keep your faith in what is right, true, trustworthy and love people. 

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