Lee Ellis's Blog, page 105
August 19, 2021
The ‘Great Resignation’ Is Really the ‘Great Discontent’
Very interesting insights in this new article ���The ‘Great Resignation’ Is Really the ‘Great Discontent’���. A job change is on the mind of nearly half of all U.S. employees, and employee engagement correlates strongly to employee retention.
Now is the time to rethink your employee retention strategy or run the risk of losing good people.
Please read on the Gallup website and post your thoughts below too – ��
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August 17, 2021
Quick Advice on Matching Your Values with Your Work
Recently in preparation for a speaking event with a group of Air Force senior leaders, I reviewed two key documents issued in 2020 by the incoming Chief of Staff USAF General C. Q. Brown. Though he did not say it specifically, it was implied that we should avoid duplicity. He sets the example through his openness, honesty and vulnerability. What you see is what you get. A great leader doing his best to lead with honor.��
Authentic leaders consistently live in harmony with their values, even when no one is looking. Their walk matches their talk. They resist the temptation to achieve ends by less than honorable means. They are true to others in order to be true to themselves. This is the foundation for ���leading with honor.���
My experience tells me that if you want to lead with honor, you must become a warrior. You must be willing to engage in battles against your fears, your situational temptations to deceive, and your natural instinct to put yourself first and take the easy way out. You must be willing to endure suffering and sacrifice for the sake of higher values.
In my two books about the leaders in the Hanoi Hilton POW camp system, Leading with Honor and Engage with Honor, I share many stories about our courageous leaders. They are the type of leaders we need today.�� I hope the courage and perseverance they exhibited will inspire you to lean into your fears and break free from all hindrances that hold you back, so that you truly can lead with honor.
Read the entire article and watch the coaching on this topic – “The Key Leadership Ingredient”
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Giving Back – Veterans Empowerment Organization
Lee and his wife Mary are longtime advocates of several organizations. The Veterans Empowerment Organization���s (VEO) mission is to enhance the quality of life for homeless veterans on their road to self-sustainability. They provide a caring, supportive environment that allows veterans to rebuild their lives by returning the dignity lost to the circumstances that left them homeless.
Please learn more about their fantastic work ��� thank you
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August 16, 2021
Team Development with the Courageous Accountability Online Course
With over 20 years training and coaching leaders, we know that the most effective development comes in community. And our mission has shifted toward leaders developing their people���the most efficient way���growing and taking others with them. ��
The challenge is that many leaders don���t feel qualified to conduct training, and it���s expensive. The Courageous Accountability Development Course, based on Lee Ellis’ award-winning book, is a practical, hands-on experience that uses the Courageous Accountability Model
and the Honor Code as the basis to engage and work together.
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August 15, 2021
Leadership History Lesson for August 15th
On this day in leadership history in 1935, Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in an airplane crash in near Point Barrow, AK.
What���s the leadership lesson? As an honorable leader, what are your procrastinating about that you should do? Life is short, so follow through and do it.
Air and Space Museum ��� Link
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August 13, 2021
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, August 13, 2021
“Honorable leaders must be willing to engage in battles against their fears, their situational temptations to deceive, and their natural instinct to put themselves first and take the easy way out.” ��� Lee Ellis
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August 12, 2021
Coaching Clip – How to Identify an Honorable Leader
We all know that trust is built over time, and some people are naturally more trusting than others. How can you discern or observe an honorable leader in action? And what are the warning signs of a leader who isn���t honorable?
Lee���s 6-minute coaching advice this month shares some from his early POW experience, career experience, and now coaching experience with other teams. Please watch and share with others ���
Team Development with the Courageous Accountability Online Course
With over 20 years training and coaching leaders, we know that the most effective development comes in community. And our mission has shifted toward leaders developing their people���the most efficient way���growing and taking others with them. ��
The challenge is that many leaders don���t feel qualified to conduct training, and it���s expensive. The Courageous Accountability Development Course, based on Lee Ellis’ award-winning book, is a practical, hands-on experience that uses the Courageous Accountability Model and the Honor Code as the
basis to engage and work together.
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August 10, 2021
Coaching Article – The Key Leadership Ingredient
Recently in preparation for a speaking event with a group of Air Force senior leaders, I reviewed two key documents issued in 2020 by the incoming Chief of Staff USAF General C. Q. Brown. I also listened to a podcast interview with him about his approach to leadership, and then I met him at the event where I heard him speak to this group of senior leaders.
In all these communications he came across as a very genuine person with a passion for the principles of leading with honor. He spoke about the importance of culture and ways he wanted to see it shaped. To back this up, he has a reputation for setting the example that he wants to see in all airmen���
“To be trustworthy, do your duty, and have the courage to stand up for what you know is right.” [Tweet This]
At the bottom line, he is looking for a culture of trust and respect.
Though he did not say it specifically, it was implied that we should avoid duplicity. He sets the example through his openness, honesty and vulnerability. What you see is what you get. A great leader doing his best to lead with honor.
By contrast, the culture that we seem to be hearing more and more from in our national media and from many politicians, is focused on controlling the narrative to influence people���s emotions and decisions.
Watch my 6-minute coaching video on this topic to get additional insight –
There���s a verse in the Bible that says, ���The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.��� (Proverbs 11:3 NIV)
Authentic leaders consistently live in harmony with their values, even when no one is looking. Their walk matches their talk. They resist the temptation to achieve ends by less than honorable means. They are true to others in order to be true to themselves.This is the foundation for ���leading with honor.���
Our nation desperately needs men and women who will lead with honor. They���re needed in our businesses, non-profit organizations, governmental institutions, families, houses of worship, and in every other aspect of our society. Without such leaders, our society will decay, and we will lose our freedom.
We also need men and women who will follow with honor by holding their leaders accountable to high standards. Our nation has made great strides toward tolerance in this country, but in the process I fear we have become far too tolerant of duplicitous leaders. Duplicity is almost an accepted practice in government, in the media, and in other areas of life. We have come to expect our leaders to ���spin��� their speech to suit the audience.
An Example of Duplicity
This trend first caught my attention a few years ago when a representative for a reputable polling organization said on a national TV news program that a candidate needed to change his views on a key position if he wanted to get elected. It was shocking to hear that statement, because it was clear what the person meant was that a smart politician should jettison his or her established position in order to get more votes.�� Now it seems even more of an accepted way of doing business for many. Surely this type of moral fluidity is not the path to honor. Rather, it seems logical that this type of deceit, deception, and duplicity leads to the type of dishonor that will destroy our society and our nation.
My experience tells me that if you want to lead with honor, you must become a warrior.
“Honorable leaders must be willing to engage in battles against their fears, their situational temptations to deceive, and their natural instinct to put themselves first and take the easy way out.” [Tweet This]
You must be willing to endure suffering and sacrifice for the sake of higher values.
Twenty-four hundred years ago the Greek historian Thucydides said, ���The secret of happiness is freedom. And the secret of freedom is courage.��� The passage of time has not diminished the validity of his observation.
During the Vietnam POW experience, I witnessed many courageous leaders who demonstrated unimaginable strength of character in situations of extreme vulnerability. Their determination to do the honorable thing and keep their commitments inspired me to battle my fears and to believe that doing the right thing even when it meant suffering, would help me be the person I wanted to be.
In my two books about the leaders in the Hanoi Hilton POW camp system, Leading with Honor and Engage with Honor, I share many stories about our courageous leaders. They are the type of leaders we need today.�� I hope the courage and perseverance they exhibited will inspire you to lean into your fears and break free from all hindrances that hold you back, so that you truly can lead with honor.
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Team Development with the Courageous Accountability Online Course
With over 20 years training and coaching leaders, we know that the most effective development comes in community. And our mission has shifted toward leaders developing their people���the most efficient way���growing and taking others with them. ��
The challenge is that many leaders don���t feel qualified to conduct training, and it���s expensive. The Courageous Accountability Development Course, based on Lee Ellis’ award-winning book, is a practical, hands-on experience that uses the Courageous Accountability Model and the Honor Code as the
basis to engage and work together.
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Fill-in-the-Blank ��� Team Focus
Fill-in-the-Blank ��� ���One of the best ways to keep my team focused and organized is by ________________________________.���
Please post your answer below to help others.
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August 9, 2021
Over 200 Ratings on Amazon!
Over 200 ratings on Amazon for Lee���s book ���Leading with Honor��� ��� check them out below.
If you bought Leading with Honor on Amazon, would you also be willing to post a review on there? Thank you!
See Leading with Honor on Amazon
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