Foundation

Foundation

Honesty Courage Talent
Honesty

Honesty is the ability to see the world and your situation within that world THE WAY IT IS!

Not the way you WANT it to be.

Not the way you think it SHOULD be.

Not the way it COULD be if those in charge would get out of your way.

Building your map of the world and your place enables you to better interact with others who have their own maps of the world.

Courage
Talent

Foundation Leadership Lessons

Honesty

Honesty In Action

By knoxweb | May 15, 2026

Honesty – Seeing the world and your situation in that world is critical to good leadership.  Seeing things differently than they are can be make it harder to be a good leader.

Honesty is Hard

By knoxweb | January 20, 2022

Leadership Foundation HONESTY is one of the three parts of the Foundation in the Power of 3 Leadership process as pictured below.  It is defined as seeing the world and your situation in it the WAY THAT IT IS.  Not the way you want it to be, not the way you think it should be,…

Courage

Courage and Compassion in Action (Part 1)

By knoxweb | May 15, 2026

Sometimes it takes courage to act in a compassionate manner.  Even actions of children can provide adults with examples of how to act courageously. 

Courage and Compassion in Action (Part 2)

By knoxweb | May 15, 2026

Courage involves three things.  Overcoming fear.  Acting to help others.  Disregarding consequences to oneself.  This story shows how lack of courage can have a big impact.

Talent

Why Talent Is Least Important Aspect of Foundation

By knoxweb | May 15, 2026

The Leadership Foundation has three elements – Honesty, Courage, and Talent. Talent is where most effort is spent, but it is the least important of the three for preventing catastrophic leadership failures.