Loyalty

Play for the Team

Herman Edwards is the colorful and witty coach who was with the Kansas City Chiefs. When it came to his thoughts on teamwork he said, “The players that play on this football team will play for the name on the side of the helmet and not the name...

Leadership, Loyalty, Quote, Teamwork

Give God Your Heart

What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would give Him a lamb.
If I were a wise man, I would do my part.
Yet what can I give Him? I’ll give Him my heart.—Christina Rossetti

Dedication, Giving, Loyalty, Poetry

Remember Who You Work For

Ken Galbraith had asked his housekeeper to hold all calls while he took a nap. Shortly afterwards, President Lyndon Johnson attempted to call Mr. Galbraith from the White House.

“Get me Ken Galbraith. This is Lyndon Johnson.”

“He...

Accountability, Loyalty, Work

King Saud

Clark Clifford shares this reminiscence of his former boss, President Harry Truman: Every morning at 8:30 the president would have a staff meeting. One day the mail clerk brought in a lavender envelope with a regal wax seal and flowing...

Flattery, Loyalty, President, Words

Kindness Returned

There is a story told about the surrender of the Confederacy at Appomattox Courthouse as the Civil War concluded. General Grant was an unusual man. Knowing the war was over and the victory was his, he showed great, and unusual, kindness and...

Kindness, Loyalty, Respect