“Leadership is a combination of strategy and character.  If you must be without one, be without strategy.”  –  General Norman Schwarkopf

Webster defines character as, “Qualities of honesty, courage and integrity.”  Character is revealed behind closed doors when no one is watching — it’s the real you.  That’s why President Teddy Roosevelt said, “Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”

Leadership guru, Professor Warren Bennis writes, “Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, assertive or sensitive.  It is about having a particular set of attributes which all leaders, male or female, seem to share.  And chief among these attributes is character.”

The Bottom Line: Leaders know that character is the all important quality that will make or break them and the people around them.