b'be as simple as not walking past a piece of litter, insteadfrontational communication, both speaking up in diffi-stopping to pick it up and throw it away. It comes downcult situations and listening to and accepting hard truths. to leading by example.He talked about the importance of company culture and instilling a sense of responsibility and accountability in Our subordinates watch whats important to us, Lee ex- every member of a team. plained. They will emulate what we do, and they will ig-nore what we ignore. That begs the question, what are youIn each story, each event, each experience there were a vari-walking past on any given day? How many broken pressureety of players involved. Some were victims. Some were care-gauges have you walked past in the engine room and saidtakers. Some characters passed judgment based on what nothing about just because its not your job? The standardthey thought they knew of others by appearances, but they you walk past is whats accepted.didnt have the full story. Some people attacked, laying into a stranger or a subordinate, ruining their day, only to find SEPARATING THE TRUE LEADERS out they had the wrong person. Most importantly, Lee not-Throughoutthetwosessions,Leesharedexperiencesed, we will all be every one of these characters in our lives. from his career as an active-duty officer and his time con-sulting with companies as a civilian. He looked at publicHow are we going to conduct ourselves in each of those events from the past few decades and even an advertisingsituations? Lee asked. Will we forgive, or will we sue? campaign, all of which illustrated the most crucial traitsWill we own it, or will we blame somebody else? Those are of a being a leader. He spoke of integrity, accountability,the character traits that separate the true leaders form the and adaptability. He explained the need for critical con- managers in this world.Ferry ExpertsYou want AI Routing!Let TZ MAPS with AI Routingmake route planning a snap.Dont take our word for it.Scan here to see for yourself how easy it is!sales@easternshipbuilding.com850-763-1900Panama City AllantonPort St. Joe23 MARCH 2025'