A new survey from the American Management Association (AMA) shows that U.S. executives feel that the majority of their workforce is average or below average in four critical skills.

Radians, a Memphis-based manufacturer of personal protective gear, recently added a new member to its executive team, Gil Truesdale, who will serve as Vice President of Industrial Sales. With 26 years of industrial safety experience, Truesdale is well-known in the safety industry for his leadership skills, his genuine concern for protecting workers, and his proven ability to generate double-digit sales growth.

Here are some brief thoughts pertaining to leadership behavior. First, let’s deal with the issue of “lack of knowledge of inappropriate behavior” as a leadership excuse.