Revolution 2.0

Introduction Character is 75% of life and leadership. Competence is the other 75%. And no, assessments of life and leadership do not have to add up to 100%. In fact, they rarely should. Note that I did not ask, “Does character count?” That’s the subject of today’s 10-minute podcast. Continuing When I was in grade school, we were given citizenship grades as well as academic grades. Citizenship, how you handled yourself in school and dealt with others, was how our teachers communicated their view of our character to our parents, as well as letting them know how we were doing academically The first time I heard the question about character mattering was when then President Bill Clinton got caught lying to his family, his administration, Congress and the nation about one of his affairs. The answer to the question “Does character count?” when applied to Bill Clinton was answered pretty much long party lines. That was not a huge surprise, but I did give some thought to the question of whether all Democrats t