Lee Ellis's Blog, page 209
May 17, 2018
Thank you GSSA (Georgia School Superintendents Association)
So grateful for comments like this one from Dr John F Zauner, Executive Director, GSSA (Georgia School Superintendents Association) on my recent visit with them and their annual conference –
“By observing the crowd, they seemed to be very engaged in the content of your message, and the brisk sale of your books indicates to me your impact was felt. Many of our superintendents continued to discuss the vivid stories you shared. Thank you for choosing to speak to our group…”
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May 16, 2018
Honorable Leaders at Shaw Air Force Base – See Inside
Such an honor to share with the 400+ men and women at Shaw Air Force Base on leadership lessons from the POW camps.
Grateful for these leaders that strive to lead with honor!
Check out the news story.
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May 15, 2018
Lee Ellis’ Response to Senator McCain Accusation with HLN’s Carol Costello
Was Senator John McCain a “songbird” in the Vietnam POW camps? One fellow senator gave accusations that Senator was a collaborator with the enemy.
Lee Ellis gives his stern response to these accusations in this May 11th interview with HLN’s Carol Costello – please watch the clip below.
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Giving Back – The Air Warrior Courage Foundation
Giving Back! One of Leading with Honor’s favorite nonprofit organizations in the Air Warrior Courage Foundation.
It was formed by military aviators to “care for our own,” their mission and focus is on active duty, guard, reserve, and retired military personnel and their families needing financial assistance for medical, educational, and other extraordinary expenses not covered by other military, veterans’, or charitable institutions.
Please learn more about their fantastic work – thank you
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May 14, 2018
Graduation Season is Here – Special Offer Inside
Graduation season is here, and Leading with Honor wants to help you celebrate and gift these young leaders with future wisdom! Experience gripping stories from the Vietnam POW camps and learn the leadership lessons that enabled them to survive and return with honor.
Save 20% instantly when you buy both Lee Ellis leadership books together – check out this offer in the Online Store
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May 11, 2018
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, May 11, 2018
“Never test the depth of the water with both feet.” – African Proverb
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May 10, 2018
Goal-Setting Tips for Leaders
If you’re feeling some anxiety or struggle about achieving goals that you set earlier in the year, here’s my advice for relieving that pressure: fail fast and avoid the drama. Just avoid making goals altogether. Seriously, you say?
Here are three alternative goal-setting tips from my latest CLA blog post – Read on the their website and comment below – thank you
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May 8, 2018
Protecting Your Leadership Decisions: 4 Pre-Planning Tips
You’re in a work situation where it’s not necessarily wrong or improper, but the appearance of your activity or decision could mistakenly be construed as a wrongdoing. What do you do? Launch forward and accept the consequences or avoid the appearance of wrongdoing altogether?
As I’ve seen in the past, good leaders that make decisions without proper due diligence and perspective can undermine their influence and career for a long time. This soft skill must be discussed, and let’s look at a couple of examples.
Slippery Slope
Recent news reports that another mayor is being subpoenaed for corruption involving excessive bonuses given to city employees. The final verdict is pending, but even the appearance of corruption could have been mitigated in this situation.
Another news report is that a governor has been accused of ethical and legal wrongdoing, with the latest news that they have admitted to some wrongdoing while the rest of the case is being investigated.
How many times do we hear stories like these across multiple industries and public offices?
“Wherever there is the opportunity for power, pleasure, or prestige, it’s easy to get off course as a leader.” [Tweet This]
And the average citizen, employee, or witness is further desensitized to the issue and left with a sense of frustration and erosion of trust.
Looking Inward
While we regularly hear and watch stories of other people in unethical situations, the most important step is to examine ourselves first. If we can’t control the behavior or actions of others, we can control our personal actions and decisions. But what are some tangible ways that we can keep ourselves in check?
4 Practical Tips
Regardless of the type of work that you do, you can successfully avoid the appearance of wrongdoing and keep your honorable influence and reputation as a leader intact. Based on my executive coaching experience with staff and clients, here are four practical tips that you can apply right now –
Be realistic.
Opportunities will come up to move off-course from making the right decision (or the appearance of the right decision). Be realistic, expect them to come up, and accept our human vulnerability. I give a personal example in this month’s Leading with Honor Coaching video. (Sign Up Here)
Be prepared.
Are you really committed to honorable leadership? If so, how? Clarify your personal standards and commitments. If you need some guidelines, download the popular Honor Code that thousands of leaders have used to establish their personal guardrails.
Be in community.
Part of making wise daily decisions is getting support and being accountable to others. In last month’s blog article, I go deeper on building a healthy accountability structure.
Be courageous.
Set boundaries and don’t be afraid to make the hard decisions. Think long-term, not short-term when these situations come up. Get a copy of the Courage Challenge Card to help you along the way.
The Essence of Character
In essence, what I’ve described in this article is having basis of good character in your personal and professional life.
“Having the appearance of wrongdoing is just a symptom of a potentially deeper character issue.” [Tweet This]
And it’s a very difficult one to repair if bad decisions are made.
Please share your tips and experience on this topic in the comments section. What guidelines do you give yourself for avoiding the appearance of wrongdoing?
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Graduation Gifts for the Next Gen Leader
[image error]Graduation season is here, and Leading with Honor wants to help you celebrate and gift these young leaders with future wisdom! Experience gripping stories from the Vietnam POW camps and learn the leadership lessons that enabled them to survive and return with honor.
Save 20% instantly when you buy both Lee Ellis leadership books together – Purchase in the Online Store.
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A Free Leadership Growth Offer – Assessment Report
Self-awareness is the foundational first step in personal and professional growth, and it’s the basis for all training and consulting that Leading with Honor does.
As a free offer to our friends and colleagues, take the online Leading with Honor Report to get a snapshot of your leadership strengths and struggles – Register Here
And if you’ve already received your assessment results, please share your comments below – thank you
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May 6, 2018
On This Day in Leadership History, May 6th
On this day in leadership history in 1915, Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run while playing for the Boston Red Sox. 22 seasons later, he had made his record-setting 714 career homeruns.
What’s the leadership lesson? Do you think that Babe had the grand strategy to be a record-holder in baseball? It’s more likely that it was his steady, daily growth over time—doing his best on a daily basis. Honorable leaders are persistent and consistent.
Babe Ruth – Wikipedia
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