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  • Relational Expectation Setting
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    Relational Expectation Setting

    By Elise Keitz Harlow September 1, 2026October 9, 2026

    Our world is becoming more and more transactional, and unfortunately, that includes how we communicate the things that matter most. Many of our important emails are drafted by AI agents. If the recipient doesn’t fully understand what’s being asked of them, they, in turn, ask their own AI agent to fill in the gaps. And…

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  • Becoming the Vault: Creating and Maintaining Psychological Safety
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    Becoming the Vault: Creating and Maintaining Psychological Safety

    By Loralei Matisse June 9, 2026October 2, 2026

    A reflection on courageous presence, and the LITER virtues that make lasting change possible

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  • Less Sugar, More Substance
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    Less Sugar, More Substance

    By Sheldon Church February 3, 2026October 2, 2026

    Scooby Snacks – A Tool for Building Resilience

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  • Virtue Proposition in Schools
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    Virtue Proposition in Schools

    By Jamey Hein November 4, 2025October 2, 2026

    Education for Character, Not Just Competence

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  • Step Into the Boat
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    Step Into the Boat

    By Colleen Cruikshank July 8, 2025October 2, 2026

    To understand rowing is to understand the virtues of leadership

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  • Love and the Difference Between Approval and Acceptance
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    Love and the Difference Between Approval and Acceptance

    By Sheldon Chuch April 1, 2025October 2, 2026

    Approval is a lever that is useful in judging and guiding behavior while acceptance is an anchor

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  • Virtues, Values, and Principles: Understanding the Difference
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    Virtues, Values, and Principles: Understanding the Difference

    By Sig Berg March 4, 2025October 2, 2026

    In both leadership and life, it is virtues—not values—that will sustain us.

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  • Virtuous Leadership Can Save Lives
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    Virtuous Leadership Can Save Lives

    By Mike Murphy January 7, 2025October 2, 2026

    We long for nobility, virtue, character, and altruism… yet all too often find the opposite.

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  • Integrity – Living Out What is Important to You
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    Integrity – Living Out What is Important to You

    By Sheldon Church December 10, 2024October 2, 2026

    At the most granular level, integrity is about keeping your word to the person that you look at in the mirror.

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  • Virtue-Based Leadership – Much More Than Touchy-Feely
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    Virtue-Based Leadership – Much More Than Touchy-Feely

    By Bruce Engelhardt July 9, 2024October 2, 2026

    Is “touchy-feely” a negative term when describing leadership?

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  • LET Virtues LEAD
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    LET Virtues LEAD

    By Sig Berg June 4, 2024October 2, 2026

    What do virtues have to do with football?

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  • The Paradox of Courage
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    The Paradox of Courage

    By Amelia Haynes July 11, 2023October 2, 2026

    Courageous leadership is about showing up to the table and having the guts to say “yes, and”.

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