In this episode, I take an example from today's newspapers about global diplomacy and make it relevant to managing a nonprofit where relationships sometimes get strained and responding to those situations becomes a leadership challenge, and opportunity.

After recording the last episode on what I learned from six role models, I thought of other things they taught me, and I also heard from each of them. This prompted me to record another short episode about what role models can teach you and how you can be one yourself. While this applies to mission-driven leaders, it has applications well beyond that important realm.

In this episode, I talk about what I have learned from six individuals whom I have worked closely with professionally, personally, or in the context of hobbies. These are not necessarily the most accomplished people I know -- though they have accomplished a lot -- but rather are people whose decision-making about what to do and even more how to do those things is nearly impeccable. It all comes down to how they treat other people -- with consideration which is to say with appreciation, admiration, and valuing the relationship over decades. Those individuals are Julian Schroeder, Jennifer Meehan, Howie Erichson, Norm Tonina, Bob Eichfeld and Tim Carter. To know them is a special pleasure and a unique learning opportunity if you can grasp it. I imagine each of us has people like them in their lives; bask in the joy of knowing them and see what you can learn and apply from observing them go through life.