Courageous leaders don’t smooth things over. They don’t put band-aids on the symptoms of a problem. They don’t pretend "things" are okay when they know darn well they are not and they never ever expect that a problem will just fix itself. What courageous leaders do is make things right, even if sometimes that means plunging headfirst into conflict.

Say "mission statement" and most people think of a social mission company. But business mission statements have been around forever and, when crafted carefully, can be a powerful sales tool for nonsocial businesses.

In our series, Raising Up Leaders, we have discussed that over 51 percent of a great leader’s job is to develop new leaders. This process of raising up leaders is vital to any organization’s long-term success.Here, we look at the importance of character as the foundation of all leadership. Character precedes everything else. Without character, you are building on a faulty foundation. Now we’ll focus on developing charismatic leaders.

Layoffs, complaints, stress, cutbacks, unrealistic expectations, shortfalls, and more, demoralize teams. Here are 10 strategies to re-energize them.

Work to see your weaknesses as fundamental aspects of your character as a leader, and do what you can to mitigate their effects.