Business Ethics is in the Small Things, Too
Ethics. Ethics inside the world of the corporation means they’ll follow the law. Good. They won’t cheat. They won’t lie. They won’t steal. I love all that. But I think it also means little things, that...
View ArticleLeadership Strengths and Weaknesses: You Can Learn From Everyone
Being humble I think is very important, because every day that you work with others it’s not just about you, right? You don’t do anything alone, especially when you talk about leadership. Being a...
View ArticleDealing with Rejection: Advice for Young Leaders
One thing that we’ve seen with college students currently today, especially freshmen, is that they struggle with hearing the word “no.” And for many students it’s the first time that they’re on their...
View ArticleIt’s Not About You
Never believe it’s about you. It is not about you. It is about everybody who works for you. They get the job done. When I was Mayor, I told you we were averaging 1900-2000 murders. By the time I left,...
View ArticleFocus On The Tough Issues First
When I consider what I could do to make my community safe, I immediately went to gang violence. Compton is a city that is 10 square miles, 100,000 people, but it’s known all over the world. And it’s...
View ArticleHow Do You Define Ethical Leadership?
I would define ethical leadership as starting with trust because ethics and integrity, that’s how people perceive you, that’s how the world views you and it really comes down to trust. And trust is...
View ArticleThe Theory of We
As a journalist and as a new anchor I’ve had many a times to read the headlines. You’ve seen them in the newspaper, the headlines, whatever. You’ve seen the statistics. You’ve seen that 19% of...
View ArticleHumble+Confident+Curious+Confident
I’ve never wondered, “How did I get here?” When I look at my mom and see how such an incredible woman with so few resources raised three young girls on her own, I know very well how I got here. Seeing...
View ArticleThe Joy of Giving
Aidan Thomas Hornaday: It’s probably too late to go to the bathroom. I know, right? I didn’t have to go 10 minutes ago but now I do. Anyway, I just feel so blessed to be here. Fun fact of the day. Did...
View ArticleA Boy on a Mission
Thank you. Thanks. Yeah. I try to keep it short and sweet, because that’s how I roll, but . . . One time when I was really bored in my brother’s room, I was snooping around, and he didn’t like me...
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