Next-Level Leadership

There's having your team's back, and then there's this

Wow. I just saw this photo online this morning:

This is the pinnacle of leadership courage—standing up to protect your people, even when a literal Nazi holds a literal gun to your head.

It puts our own leadership into perspective, since this is not what we face in the workplace on a regular basis (hopefully). Since we are not experiencing anything near that scenario, it should be easy by comparison for us to advocate for our people’s needs—things like up-to-date safety equipment, healthcare benefits, flexible hours to deal with childcare, etc.

Notice also that more than 1200 of his people stood with him. That kind of loyalty is earned.

What are you doing to be worthy of your people’s loyalty today?

(image source: https://factkeepers.com/standing-up-to-nazis-remembering-master-sergeant-roderick-edmonds/ )