Effective leaders define and embrace a set of unshakable principles to guide them in the way they lead. These firmly grounded beliefs manifest themselves every day in the way leaders make decisions and interact with those whom they lead. I offer you today three such principles Honor, Courage, and Commitment. Thomas Jefferson once said that nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong. I could not agree more.
Courage is next moral courage.
In my current position, I often read about great acts of physical courage. Sailors can and will risk their lives in order to save others at sea and at home. What isn t so common though is moral courage. The kind of courage that will enable you to tell a friend that what they are doing is wrong. The kind of courage that enables you to tell the truth irrespective of the consequences.