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June 30, 2020
Biography Clip of Colin Powell – Please Watch
This quick 5-minute clip of the first African American U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, is a testament to hard work, determination, and wanting to do things the honorable, right way. Please watch and post your comments too –
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June 28, 2020
On This Day in Leadership History, June 28th
On this day in leadership history in 1976, the first women entered the U.S. Air Force Academy.
What’s the leadership lesson? If honorable leaders want the best people on your team, be open to diversity and then include and value everyone.
United States Air Force Academy – Military Website
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June 26, 2020
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, June 26, 2020
“Situational awareness requires outward focus, listening, observing, and consideration of the dynamics of the situation as well as an inward awareness to manage ourselves to be the most effective.” – Lee Ellis
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June 25, 2020
Lee Ellis – Why virtual leadership development is so important right now
Leading with Honor has been grateful to lead and host virtual online events the last few months. We’re seeing great results as teams are getting on board with the goal of leading with honor in their day-to-day work.
Thinking about having a virtual keynote presentation for your team or organization? Lee Ellis introduces the idea in this brief clip –
Visit the Leading with Honor Speaking page for more details.
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June 24, 2020
Quick Advice on Situational Awareness – 3 Things
Quick Advice on Situational Awareness – as a facilitator for executive teams and boards, this skill is what Lee focuses on the most—to be as situationally aware as possible of what’s going on in the room. So how can you coach yourself to be more situationally aware? Here are three important behaviors:
1. Know Yourself. Understand your strengths, struggles, and patterns of your natural behavior. Have you found yourself with someone who told stories or information that wasn’t relevant to anyone but them? Their mind is wandering as if they’re on cruise control. Bumping into clueless people happens often, doesn’t it?
We use assessment tools like Leadership Behavior DNA every day to help individuals and teams with a self-awareness of their natural behaviors.
2. Know the Situations that Threaten Good SA. Examine your response at work with your manager and your team. Is your tendency to dominate or withdraw? How could you better manage your SA and engage to respond more effectively? I worked with one team where the manager avoided any disagreements or conflict by dominating the meetings. The manager just talked incessantly until everyone was worn out and disengaged.
3. Be Proactive in Your Thinking. Set aside your own emotions or thoughts in the moment, and think about others and consider what might be going on with them in certain situations. Ask good questions to gain more insight. Then, coach yourself to respond in the most effective and appropriate way.
Mastering the Art of SA
Situational awareness requires outward focus, listening, observing, and consideration of the dynamics of the situation as well as an inward awareness to manage ourselves to be the most effective. SA is always crucial to the art of leadership, and the stakes can be high.
Please add your comments below to share your advice with others.
Also, read the entire article on this topic – “How’s Your Situational Awareness? 3 Behavioral Attitudes to Remember“
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June 23, 2020
The Latest Recommendation from Lee’s Bookshelf – ‘Healing Wounds
The Latest Recommendation from Lee’s Bookshelf – “Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War Combat Nurse’s 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C.” by Diane Carlson Evans and Bob Welch
Here is Lee’s review in his own words – “When I started reading Diane’s story in Healing Wounds, I couldn’t put it down. Though I flew many combat missions in Vietnam, we fighter pilots did not experience the sufferings that come with the first-hand destruction of human flesh. But the medical corps and especially the nurses endured that suffering 24/7, saving lives and providing aid and comfort. Now take that a step further–what must it have like for 22-year-old women to be in the combat zone supporting an all-male force of warriors.
‘Healing Wounds’ takes you into that world in a powerful way. You can almost hear the mortars hitting hootches and the resultant screams– and smell the odor of burned flesh. She and her co-author Bob Welch have written a classic that not only presents the role of women in the Vietnam War, but shares the pain they brought home and the shame that was poured out on them by American citizens when they returned. Diane, the warrior, knew that something had to be done to honor the service of the courageous women who served in Vietnam. It took ten years to get the Vietnam Women’s Memorial on the National Mall in DC; and that story provides detailed insights into what great leadership and teamwork looks like.”
Please learn more and purchase on the Good Reads website.
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June 22, 2020
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June 21, 2020
Happy Father’s Day from Leading with Honor
Happy Father’s Day from Lee Ellis and Leading with Honor! Your honorable leadership is the most important foundation to build a healthy society.
Father’s Day – Wikipedia
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June 19, 2020
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, June 19, 2020
“As a leadership coach, this skill is what I focus on the most—to be as situationally aware as possible of what’s going on in the room.” – Lee Ellis
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June 18, 2020
How to Press In and Press Through as Leaders
You can do it! We all have those moments where we have to “press in and press through” a situation and emerge on the other side with honor — smarter, stronger, and more grateful. We’ve created the free “Resilience Checklist” infographic to help pinpoint some of the 12 areas that you can strengthen in your personal development –
Check it out in the Leading with Honor Blog.
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