Someone once said, “Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.”

Know in advance what you’d do. © iStockphoto

Making courageous decisions that will benefit successive generations applies to current situations in University Park and in local communities. The decisions those in office make today will be reviewed and revisited by generations yet to come.

What do you think today’s children and grandchildren will say about today’s leaders’ decisions? “What were they thinking?” or “I sure am proud of them.”

What do you think the founding fathers of the United States of America tried to do when they made decisions at the birth of this nation? Take care of their friends or the generations yet to come?

We sure are glad they did not vote for “personal agendas” and taking care of their friends. We’re sure glad they were not GOBAGs. Aren’t you?

• In the midst of … scandal or other crisis, leaders need to remember: People expect the truth, says communication expert Anne Curley.

• Ethical leadership: Doing the right thing.

• “(a) leader must be able to reconcile the action against long term and very personal consequences.”

• “Do you want the narcissist who always looks good, but cleverly avoids the tough decisions, (or make the wrong ones)? Or would you rather have a leader who struggles mightily evaluating what the “right thing to do” is, and then does it, no matter how difficult, how painful or how unpopular it might be.“