Writing on Character, Mentorship, and Teams

Mentorship

Your “WHY” Matters
By Rob Shepherd January 6, 2026October 2, 2026

Fueling Resilience Through Motivation

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Leadership and Followership

Leading Across Generations
By Mary Henry December 3, 2025October 2, 2026

How Incorporating LITER in Communication Shapes Connection, Culture, and Performance

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LITER Virtues

Virtue Proposition in Schools
By Jamey Hein November 4, 2025October 2, 2026

Education for Character, Not Just Competence

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Leadership and Followership

Leading Change
By Colin Pascal October 7, 2025October 2, 2026

How Timing, Trust, and Collaboration Shape the Success of Transformation

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Leadership and Followership

Forged For This
By Dr. Mike Jefferson September 2, 2025October 2, 2026

Rising from Adverse Uncertainty with a Mentor’s Guidance

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Difference Makers

A New Kind of Book
By Julie Campbell August 5, 2025October 2, 2026

24 SLG Mentors, 24 Stories, 24 Strategies

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LITER Virtues

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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Leadership and Followership

Vacation, Tension, and Leadership – Achieving Swing Away From the Office
By Sheldon Church June 3, 2025October 2, 2026

A successful vacation happens when the leaders incorporate building and nurturing virtue intelligence.

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Difference Makers

2024 Severn Leadership Group Impact Champions
By SLG Team May 14, 2025October 2, 2026

This May, we take a moment to highlight our volunteers’ accomplishments and celebrate them!

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Leadership and Followership

Why Followership Matters
By Colin Pascal May 6, 2025October 2, 2026

Demonstrating How to be a Good Follower is Essential for Virtuous Leaders

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LITER Virtues

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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LITER Virtues

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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