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Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, September 12, 2025

���When Americans lend a hand to one another, nothing is impossible. We���re not about what happened on 9/11. We���re about what happened on 9/12.��� ��� Jeff Parness

 

 

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Podcast Interview – Leaders of Transformation with Nicole Jansen

What a great conversation with Nicole Jansen, host of the ���Leaders Of Transformation Podcast���, on some new insights about overcoming adversity as a prisoner of war, the critical role of commitment, faith, and community, and why self-acceptance and vulnerability are essential for real leadership.

If you���re seeking actionable inspiration on navigating hardship and leading with honor���at work or in life���this episode will equip you with the mindsets and tools you need most.

 

#leadersoftransformation #leadershippodcast #successmotivation #growthmindset�� #transformationalleadership #businessgrowth #businesstraining #entrepreneurship #christianentrepreneurs #faithandbusiness #kingdomentrepreneurship #changemakers

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The Quiet Networker: A Realistic Guide for Introverts

Great article on the advantages of being the quiet, introverted networker. Being introverted doesn���t mean you’re bad at networking. It just means your approach looks different. You move more slowly. You go deeper. You filter before you speak. You listen before you act. That���s not a weakness. That���s your edge.

Please read on the Vistact website, and post your thoughts too ���

 

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Coaching Clip – How to Honorably Hold Civic and Political Leaders Accountable

In this month���s 5-minute coaching clip, Lee explains the importance of participating in our public forum in ways that will help hold our civic and political leaders accountable. Like it or not, the only boss that public officials have are voters and constituents.

How can you work with them to keep an optimum level of integrity in their daily work?

You can also read the entire coaching blog on this topic – “Honor in Action: Practical Ways Leaders Can Influence Culture and Politics”

 

Engage and Align Your Team This Fall

Thousands of leaders and teams are already using the Courageous Accountability Model to manage team communication and decisions.��We offer three options–choose the one that best fits your objectives and goals:

 

Personal Study

Read the award-winning book, Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability, to learn and apply this model.

Purchase in the Online Store

Purchase on Amazon

 

Group Self-Study Program

The Engage with Honor Training Guide provides 10 self-guided lessons that you and your team can study together.

Purchase in the Online Store

Purchase the book and training together and save 30%

 

Group Online Study Course

Many leaders don���t feel qualified to conduct training, and it���s expensive. The Courageous Accountability Development Course, is an online platform using the latest, real-time collaborative learning technology to ensure the best learning environment possible.

Learn More and watch a sample interview

Request a complimentary course demo

 

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Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, September 5, 2025

“Every great change begins with individuals who commit to living differently. When we choose honor daily���and call others to do the same���we create ripples that influence homes, workplaces, and even our culture at large.” ��� Lee Ellis

 

#ThoughtLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #Leadership #Motivation #FutureOfWork #Accountability #PersonalGrowth

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Dawson County Woman’s Club Endorsement

We���re grateful for these kind words from Georgann Schmalz with the Dawson County Women���s Club on Lee���s recent keynote address to their audience –

���Lee was quite a hit. Everyone was sitting at the edge of their chairs completely engrossed in his stories and messages. We wished he could have talked longer and thank you so much with working with us for this great occasion.���

Learn more about Lee speaking at your upcoming event.��

 

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Coaching Blog – Honor in Action: Practical Ways Leaders Can Influence Culture and Politics

Have you considered how your influence for honor extends beyond your immediate circle of family, friends, and colleagues? At times it may feel impossible to impact our larger culture���but together, our influence is powerful. Collectively we can raise the standard of honor in leadership and help shape a healthier culture.

In this blog, let���s expand our influence by holding civic and political leaders accountable to fulfill their roles with honor���not to punish leaders, but to help them stay on course and thrive.

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The Challenge of Dishonor

In my June coaching blog, I focused on personal honor. Then in my August coaching blog, I shifted toward intentionally sharing honor with your close network of family, friends, and work team.

In the POW camps we were standing against the communists, where honor wasn���t part of their philosophy. Even in America, where freedom is our foundation, we sometimes see people in leadership using power for personal gain���money, influence, or control. Without accountability, dis-honor grows.

 

Please watch the following coaching clip and then continue reading below.

 

All Humans Struggle with Living Honorably

History shows this truth: every human struggles with honor. From biblical leaders to modern politicians, pride and greed can lead even good people astray. That���s why accountability is essential. We all agree that young people should be taught ethical standards and responsibility and be held accountable in an authentically healthy way; but civic and political leaders must be held accountable, too.

It���s very common for leaders who have tasted power to want even more power and influence, and this is especially true in politics. While local politicians closer to home are more likely to be held accountable, research shows that governors of 11 states, and more than 80 mayors have been convicted of a crime.

Think about it���their only true point of accountability is the voters that elected them. Most of their constituents don���t know their day-to-day activities and almost no one manages them to hold them accountable.

To add to the temptation of money and power, the 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC greatly expanded the ability of these entities to spend unlimited amounts of money on political activities, increasing their influence in elections. Without high ethical standards and people being held accountable, it becomes a very loose culture.

 

History Reveals the Consequences of Dis-Honor

Throughout history, most leaders with power and no accountability have eventually drifted off course. In the Old Testament, almost every leader committed an evil act. Jacob���s sons sold their brother Joseph into slavery. Moses killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew. David wrote most of the book of Psalms, yet impregnated Bathsheba and sent her warrior husband into the front lines to be killed. David���s son Solomon wrote most of the wise chapters of Proverbs yet went astray in his later years by marrying foreign wives and having concubines, leading him to worship other deities.

Here are two proverbs that Solomon wrote that we need to keep in mind today.

 

���A man���s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down, But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.��� Proverbs 29:23 (AMP)

���Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.��� Proverbs 18:12 (NIV)

 

Four Ways to Hold Leaders Accountable

 

“Every great change begins with individuals who commit to living differently. When we choose honor daily���and call others to do the same���we create ripples that influence homes, workplaces, and even our culture at large.” [Tweet This]

 

If we want more honorable leaders, we can take action. Here are four practical ways to make a difference:

 

Encourage leaders to choose honor. Send a note, attend a meeting, or simply remind them that integrity matters.Use the power of community. Share with others the importance of honor. When groups unite around honor, their influence multiplies.Seek truth with discernment. Media and messaging are often biased; stay grounded, ask questions, and hold all sources accountable.Avoid supporting and voting for people who are unethical. If both of the candidates have been unethical in the past, then support then one who has done the most to obey the laws and help all citizens.

 

Equipping You to Move Forward

The first three chapters of my book, Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability, focus on why it���s so challenging yet important to live and lead honorably. Chapter one gives examples of honor violations by politicians, business leaders, public school leaders, employees, and even high school students.

Chapters two and three focus on the battle we all must fight for both honor and accountability ���

���In the context of living honorably, there was another quality that was essential���accountability. The guardian companion of honor was the idea of personal accountability���at home and at school. And then later, the importance of accountability was reinforced in my military life.���

 

As my gift to you, download these first three chapters of Engage with Honor and get a copy of the Honor Code that thousands of leaders use every day.

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Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability, page 28

 

Engage and Align Your Team This Fall

Thousands of leaders and teams are already using the Courageous Accountability Model to manage team communication and decisions.��We offer three options–choose the one that best fits your objectives and goals:

 

Personal Study

Read the award-winning book, Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability, to learn and apply this model.

Purchase in the Online Store

Purchase on Amazon

 

Group Self-Study Program

The Engage with Honor Training Guide provides 10 self-guided lessons that you and your team can study together.

Purchase in the Online Store

Purchase the book and training together and save 30%

 

Group Online Study Course

Many leaders don���t feel qualified to conduct training, and it���s expensive. The Courageous Accountability Development Course, is an online platform using the latest, real-time collaborative learning technology to ensure the best learning environment possible.

Learn More and watch a sample interview

Request a complimentary course demo

 

 

 

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Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day from Lee Ellis and the Leading with Honor Team ��� we���re grateful for all of the hard-working leaders and teams who inspire us every day.

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Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, August 29, 2025

���The truth is that most people want to be successful and will work hard to get there. Good leaders recognize this and collaborate with them, knowing if their people succeed, they will as well.��� ��� Lee Ellis

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Why the 4Cs Work in Leadership

Follow the 4Cs to build a positive accountability culture as a leader.

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