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1. Character + Integrity = True Leadership: The Four Pillars You Can Apply Today
by Bonnie Block Introduction I’ve written 25 US G.O.A.T.s: Profiles in Leadership because I believe America faces a leadership crisis—one where wealth and status too often overshadow character and integrity. In response, I propose a simple yet powerful formula: character + integrity = great leader. In the pages that follow, I walk you through the four pillars—honesty, courage, compassion, resilience—and show how integrity ties them together, driving real service to society
Sep 154 min read
2. Why America Needs Leaders of Character: Diagnosing Our Leadership Crisis
by Bonnie Block Introduction I began writing 25 US G.O.A.T.s: Profiles in Leadership because I see a leadership crisis in America rooted in elevating wealth and status over character and integrity. When we applaud success measured only by bank accounts and social standing, we overlook the true essence of leadership: positive values—honesty, courage, compassion, resilience—and the integrity to act on them. Drawing inspiration from JFK’s Profiles in Courage and other writi
Sep 154 min read
Case Study #1 - Honesty: Drugs
Scenario: Seventeen year old Lucas and his younger sister Evie have just moved to a new neighborhood and are attending a new school. Evie...
Aug 281 min read
Case Study #2 - Honesty: Plagiarism
Background: Ana is a diligent high school student, currently under immense pressure to maintain her high grades. Her academic performance...
Aug 224 min read
3. Leadership and the Media
Great leaders understand and know how to use the media to fight corruption by bringing truth to the general public. Great leaders such as Katharine Graham (profiled in my book, 25 US G.O.A.T.s: Profiles in Leadership ) have demonstrated extraordinary courage, selflessness, and trustworthiness, as well as integrity when they publish the wrongdoings of corrupt people. She put herself, her family, and her media empire at risk in order to bring us the truth of the Watergate scand
Aug 226 min read
4. Teachers Encouraging Leadership
Student apathy is a challenge. I frequently read articles in which teachers complain that students are complacent and disinterested in topics of study and school in general. Some students see no reason to get an education if they can become rich as influencers or athletes. Why read a book if they can watch the movie or play the game? Teachers can be the bridge that connects (some) students with a meaningful education that is not characterized by threats and tests. With a coop
Aug 226 min read
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