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June 11, 2018
Go Even Deeper in Your Summer Personal Development Plan
The #1 consulting point that Lee gives clients is to know yourself. Self-awareness is like gold for the aspiring honorable leader! We’ve created an in-depth package that our clients regularly use in training events and workshops – The Courageous Leader Package includes:
The Leading with Honor book – Read about his five and a half years of captivity and the 14 key leadership principles behind this amazing story.
The Leadership Behavior DNA Assessment – This is one of the only assessments in the world that specifically assesses and interprets natural leadership behavior. Receive a personalized 19-page report showing your unique Style Group, communication style, results vs relationships balance, and a development plan to apply these results.
Purchase the Courageous Leader Package
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June 10, 2018
On This Day in Leadership History, June 10the
On this day in leadership history in 1970, a fifteen-man group of special forces troops began training for Operation Kingpin. The operation was a POW rescue mission in North Vietnam. The mission failed, and it would be three years ago before the POWs were finally released.
What’s the leadership lesson? Even if the challenges seem impossible, there’s no reason not to try! Keep trying to succeed until it happens, and don’t regret past efforts done honorably.
Operation Kingpin (Son Tay Raid) – Air & Power Journal
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June 8, 2018
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, June 8, 2018
“You stay teachable most by reading books on what other people went through” – Secretary of Defense, James Mattis
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June 7, 2018
How do you gain courage for those challenging conversations?
How do you gain courage for those challenging conversations without withdrawing or dominating? The key is stay engaged and communicate with respect, love, confidence, yet humility.
Leading with Honor has the perfect tool to help you called the Courage Challenge Card. Download your free copy or purchase copies for your entire team – check it out with our compliments.
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June 5, 2018
Jumpstart Your Leadership Influence: 4 Tips to Better Reading
Does the thought of having 7,000 books in your personal library make you giddy or give you trepidation?
Recently I read an article highlighting the prolific reading habits of Secretary of Defense James Mattis. He had over 7,000 books in his library when he retired as a general in the U.S. Marine Corp. “Mad Dog Mattis” is widely known as highly successful and much loved by the troops, although his nickname doesn’t necessarily lend itself to someone having a reputation as an avid reader. My experience, however, is that most great warrior leaders are readers.
Mattis said, “You stay teachable most by reading books on what other people went through,” [Tweet This]
There’s some rich advice packed in that short sentence to all who desire to grow in their leadership and train other leaders.
My Other Recent Reading
This news article has special meaning because I just finished reading an inspiring yet practical book, What Now, Lieutenant? a great autobiography by a retired four-star U.S. Marine General, Richard “Butch” Neal, who is a contemporary of my era in Vietnam.
In 1967 he served as a platoon commander alongside one of my high school and college friends. They were ambushed, and my friend Lt Prickett was seriously wounded in battle. Lt. Neal applied first aid to his teammate and then transitioned him over to a medic. Lt Neal then realized that the company commander and his assistant were dead, making him in charge, creating the first of many “what now lieutenant?” experiences of his career. I’ve also read a few more books in the last few weeks:
Nomad’s Fire by Dr. Sid Webb – a tragic fire in Colorado that wiped out everything his family owned
You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have by Greg Hiebert – how to take care of yourself to be happy
Into the Mouth of the Cat by Malcom McConnel – a powerful book about my friend and fellow fighter pilot, Lance Sijan’s courageous battle to resist, escape, and survive in the jungles of Laos and the POW camps of Vietnam.
My Path to Better Reading
Over time, I’ve become an avid reader, but it was not something that I willingly did growing up. In fact, I rarely read anything other than newspapers and magazines until I was forty and a student at the Air War College. There it was required, and we had dedicated time each day for reading and reflection on military and geo-political issues.
Some of our senior leaders in the Vietnam POW camps were scholars, but even more were readers. This gave them a broad view of life, history and insights into leadership principles that had stood the test of time throughout the ages. All POWs benefitted by having leaders who were readers.
You may recall that General Patton in WWII was an avid reader, as it was his way of staying ahead of his competition and his enemies.
4 Practical Tips to Better Reading
I’ve written four books—all teaching books filled with stories that illustrate the lessons of life, leadership and teamwork. Have you ever stopped to consider that stories are the least expensive and most efficient way we can learn about life and leadership?
“I’ve found that learning about the sacrifices, suffering, and successes of others equip readers in areas of strategy, tactics, and proven principles that work.” [Tweet This]
Just as important, stories connect to our emotions and emotional memories are usually more accessible than cognitive memories. Ultimately, stories inspire us, making it more likely we’ll be energized for action so that we follow through on knowledge gained.
So, if you’re a reader, that is a significant achievement. And if you have read my books, I hope they have made a difference for you. If you’re not a reader, summertime is a perfect time to start.
Here are four practical tips for personal development:
Recognize your struggle. Acknowledge you are missing out and find a way to motivate yourself in this discipline.
Identify an area of interest and find a related book that offers insights for personal and professional growth. Read the story for enjoyment and pay attention to the lessons others learned along the way. Most biographies and autobiographies fill this bill.
Do it. Start with your first book and have the goal of gaining at least two takeaways that you can apply.
Pass on a good book to others. Good leaders help others grow.
If you haven’t started the habit of reading, you’re missing out on a wonderful opportunity for both entertainment and affordable teaching and learning. It’s a deal too good to miss. Read any great books lately? Please share them in the comments section below.
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Go Even Deeper in Your Summer Personal Development Plan
[image error]The #1 consulting point that Lee gives clients is to know yourself. Self-awareness is like gold for the aspiring honorable leader! We’ve created an in-depth package that our clients regularly use in training events and workshops – The Courageous Leader Package includes:
The Leading with Honor book – Read about his five and a half years of captivity and the 14 key leadership principles behind this amazing story.
The Leadership Behavior DNA Assessment – This is one of the only assessments in the world that specifically assesses and interprets natural leadership behavior. Receive a personalized 19-page report showing your unique Style Group, communication style, results vs relationships balance, and a development plan to apply these results.
Purchase the Courageous Leader Package
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June 4, 2018
Hear Lee Speak – Fifth Annual Warrior Community Integration Symposium
Join Lee as he speaks at the Fifth Annual Warrior Community Integration Symposium, an industry-leading event that brings together hundreds of veteran-serving professionals from across the nation to connect with new resources, educate on trends and solutions using best practices, advocate effectively, and collaborate for future partnerships.
Register on their website.
Learn More about the event.
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June 3, 2018
On This Day in Leadership History, June 3rd
On this day in leadership history in 1781, Jack Jouett rides to warn Thomas Jefferson of British attack. He was a politician and a hero of the American Revolution, known as the “Paul Revere of the South” for his late night ride to warn Thomas Jefferson.
What’s the leadership lesson? Do you have some Jack Jouett’s on your team? Men and women that are so cohesive and collaborative that they look out for and support each other? Make that your goal as a leader!
Jack Jouett – Wikipedia
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June 1, 2018
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, June 1, 2018
“I was raised to treat the janitor with the same respect as the CEO.” – unknown
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May 31, 2018
5 Quick Tips for choosing a behaviorally smart board of advisors/directors
5 Quick Tips for choosing a behaviorally smart board of advisors/directors – avoid the pain of a dysfunctional Board holds up decision making, causes headaches for the organization, and slows progress:
Know the board members. Identify their talents and determine where they fit in overseeing the organization. Discover their personality and communication style, too.
Appoint a board member whose personality is that of a facilitator and is given the boardroom authority to manage the discussions.
Appoint a highly creative, out of the box, thinker who may well be able to suggest solutions worthy of discussion that resolve a matter.
Conduct a specific talent discovery process and openly reveal the talent and experience in the room.
Using the DNA Behavior Natural Discovery process, produce a boardroom team report that identifies behavioral gaps needed to have a balanced viewpoint in the room. Here’s a sample team report showing how it integrates results to improve team dynamics.
[image error]Want help with these steps? Learn More about Leadership Behavior DNA.
Also, you can read the entire article on this topic – “Do Your Board Member Personalities Play Well With Others?”
Please also comments below on this topic–your opinion is valuable!
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May 30, 2018
The Latest Leadership Recommendation from Lee’s Bookshelf – “You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have”
The Latest Leadership Recommendation from Lee’s Bookshelf – “You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have: Creating the Seven Habits That Make a Remarkable Life” by Greg Hiebert.
Executive coach and consultant, Greg Hiebert, has helped coach some high-profile clients and companies and now generously offers this list of habits based on client conversations and experiences. More importantly, he gives techniques to integrate these habits into any challenging, busy life.
Please learn more on the Good Reads website and comment below once you’ve had an opportunity to read this fantastic resource – thank you!
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